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“but was not nearly as smooth as…”

Yup, perfectly normal.

What I have witnessed with new honers, is the fear of using too much pressure at the bevel set… and not fully setting the bevel. We...

No, your stria, are only going in one direction, or should be.

Yes, you alternate direction, but are only going in one direction, on each side. You may end up with an angular stria pattern, but...

“Suppose I honed a new razor and it passes HHT and thumbpad test to my satisfaction, need it keep passing HHT with each subsequent shave, or should it keep passing HHT before each time I get to shave...