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+1. This is one of the big difference with knives. You don't ever freehand a razor. It will get sharp as a knife, but there is a whole level of 'sharpness' for which you need a fine stone and a fixed...

And did you hone with the spine on the stone, like you're supposed to sharpen a razor (I ask because of your reference to knives).

How was it heat treated?