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I think I owe everybody a followup on this thread.
I took a shower and prepped nicely so as to remove that variable.
The shave was nice, nicer than it's ever been with any of the razors I honed...

I've never been so close!

First of all, I would like to thank again all who helped me. I did it right this time, .....I think. I used the marker test, I did not go to the 5k until the blade dug...

By pressure when doing the first circles on the 1k, how much pressure are you talking about? For the life of me, I can't think of a simple pressure test but this one: if you were to push with your...

It is actually a chinese 12k (the naniwa 12k was a bit too expensive).
I did stopped and checked at 50 strokes, then 100 then 150 with all strokes using no pressure, just keeping the blade flat.
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Nop.

The shave wasn't smooth. As a matter of fact, I had to use my other shave-ready razor for the first pass.

I can shave arm hair so I think the bevel is set. I'll go back to the 8k and work...

I just finished honing this razor I got during my lunch break (geneva cuttelry). I honed this one as opposed to the T. Hessen because it is immaculate, the edge was a straight line, and there was no...

Hi, newbie here. Been Straight shaving for 2 months using a shave ready razor from the classifieds and I'm loving it!

I think I'm getting into this hobby…..badly!

I picked up a few straight...