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I've thought about a barber's hone. But, I already have the Chinese hone. I don't mind the extra strokes. It's relaxing for the most part, and it's not like I'm honing a lot of razors. However, I...

Did many, many strokes on the Chinese hone last night, with slurry. Then did many, many more without slurry.

For some reason my stropping just didn't feel right afterward, I didn't feel like...

Thanks Gugi!

I'm about to spend some quality time with the chinese hone. We'll see if I can feel a difference in the morning.

Thanks for clarifying Utopian. Makes sense to me, as little as...

Just an update. Sunday I did a few strokes on the 4k, then 20ish on the 8k. I had a good feeling towards the end because, right before I stopped on the 8k, when the edge touched the hone, water...

Thanks for the encouraging words and advice! It does feel good to be getting somewhere, and I owe it to you all. Tell you what, after 100 stroke sessions with the Chinese hone, it sure was nice to...

Ok, the shave test was better than expected, but still not quite there it seems. I noticed a significant improvement over using just the Chinese hone. When I shaved, I moved the blade straight down...

Just did about 25 strokes on the 8k. I was very surprised by how smooth it was. I'll shave with it in the morning. My initial feeling is that it didn't do the trick. Water wasn't running up the...

Thanks hi_bud_gl! I'm not sure if I'll have time tonight, but within the next couple of days I'll give the 8k a shot, then see how it shaves. I'm sure I'll have some more questions after that :)
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Thank you all. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to get a really unpleasant shave off the 8k (although, since I'm new at this, there's still that possibility). The consensus seems to be...

Utopian,

Yes, I diluted it to just water, then rinsed the hone and razor with water, then did about the same number of strokes (not sure, I lost count, but probably a little over 50).

Theseus,...

I've tried twice now to touch up my 6/8 Dovo (sent to SRD for initial honing) on my Chinese hone with a slurry. It shaves a tiny bit better, but still not a great shave. In this post, some...