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That's my point. It could be my problem, that what I thought was a 3k, really is a 8k.

I just found out that the notifications of the grits on the case of my 3k/8k water stone are the opposite of what was printed on the stone.
Anyone else having a problem getting a bevel set on a 8k...

Hi everyone,

Thank you very much for your advice. Right now I don't feel like keep trying to set the bevel. I am very tempted to say yes to the offer, Zephyr gave me, and send it to him.

Let me...

I can get it to cut arm hair with parts of the blade, and cut in to my finger yesterday (ouch!!!). Isn't that at least something, or is it just me wanting to believe that I didn't made a fool of my...

The brand of stone I am using is KASUMI. Actually I'm not sure about what to do. If all of you experienced honers say that I am sure to mess it up even further, there might be something to it. Still...

I may have expressed my self in an unfortunate manner due to linguistic difficulties. The DE blades that I use, I break in two and use them one at a time in a holder/clip like I would use a real...

What do you mean by taking a step back? I am still at the first grit (3k). Unless I need to buy a 1k. I thought it would be possible to set the bevel with the one that I have.

I put nearly no...

I've been shaving for about 4 months with a straight razor (once or twice a week). I have no experience with honing razors, but I can manage to hone knives (on grits i reckon are about 200 - 400),...

Thank you for answering

If it is overhoned, shouldn't I be able to feel it then? I've read that it would feel rough, and that is not the case. I think I get some parts of the blade sharp enough....

Hi everyone

I really hope to get some help with my honing.
I bought a brand new razor (Puma from Solingen) and a Japanese water stone grit 3000/8000 (apparently you cannot buy grit 4000/8000 here...