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No, not really. It is a little more difficult. Paddles were originally made for heavier grinds than full hollow, but few people know that, and the razors sure don't. :)

Its probably the...

I think your there. Once you get stickiness on the hone your arriving. Open the gate and let the shaves begin. Stickiness of the edge comes predominately from proper stropping. Honestly, I only...

I would say that overhoning feels like a rough sensation on the thumbnail. There probably is a little more pulling but I've never really noticed it so I'm not sure. I usually diagnose mild...

Sticky is pretty clear if you strop correctly. Don't forget the most likely mistake of newbieness honing. Overhoning. Roughness is a good indicator that you may have gone too far. Once you get...

Goodmorning,

I've never noticed any difference in pull along a stone but that sounds like a good plan.

Knowing what a 4K can do is probably something that takes practice but I think that is...

Sure, I never hone in a continuous operation. Sleep is the most important part of honing. That and a good beer. Mmmmm, maybe I can see why it took me so long to learn. :)

We'll all be here...

Thats a long time in Kosovo. Study up a little on the quality of your stroke. Once the basic concepts are down its easy to hone a razor, but you need the practice.

The great thing about the 8K...

Patience my friend. It took me 4 years to learn how to hone. It will likely take you an entire deployment. :)

Excellent, your almost there. I like to strop it first and judge the stickiness from there. The nice thing about a thumbpad test is it gives you an assessment of the shaving quality of a blade. ...

My apologies if I haven't been keeping up with the honing cycle of your razor but I assume that by saying "its back where it started" that that is a good thing.

Everyone I think has a little...

Good to see your on . . .

I wouldn't get too wrapped up in the draw on the Thumbnnail test, your looking for a smooth pull.

I think its important to remember that true sharpness comes mainly...

Learning to hone can be really interesting, don't you think? :)