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Success! This afternoon I went back with the TÍ Le Canadien to give it another go. 20 medium pressure circles each ide, then a couple dozen or so x-strokes until it passed the tnt. Then I did 20...

While many noobs like me participated in JaNorton, I certainly see tons of merit in trying to maximize what we can get from each stone before moving on. It's phenomenal basic training for honing...

Aaaand that sucked.

Couldn't get through the first pass with it. It just wasn't sharp enough. I'll have to go back to square one. It didn't help that I had terrible lather. My shave mojo was...

Ok, finally did this with my TI Le Canadien 6/8" Carbonsong 135. I'll shave in a few, but wanted to document what I did before I forget:

30 circles each side with moderate pressure.
TNT was...

I still have to try this. I need to touch up my Le Canadien which has a ding in the edge, so that's my prime candidate.

Great tip, thanks Glen.

I've been working on a pipe this week, so not much time for the hones. I'll have to remedy that...

I should probably do this. I've been fiddling with the idea of testing my finishers on my W&B, but I should probably make sure I get better bevels before I worry about that (even though that razor...