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got it popping hairs at skin level on the 8k ill shave then report back

i dont think my boker has a straight edge under the loupe the edge seems to go up and down how do i even it out, back to the 1k with x strokes?
i had the same problem with the merx but after 2hrs on...

i tried i just cant get it popping hairs im going to try side honing see if its more natural i have a question im looking at this vid:

Sharpening Torray bevel set - YouTube

and the guy actually...

what do i do now?

i may have spoke too soon my face is still sore 3 hours after the shave i used post balm but its still sore

comfortable shave! :)
i got a comfortable shave off the boker yea it tugged a bit but it is good enough for now i cut myself a few times due to lack of experience and the shave is in no means...

i do have a 10k and a 12k superstone do you think i should strop and try popping again again before moving on

by pop i mean make a pop noise when it cuts the hair half way up the hair and not at skin level it will cut hair at skin level.
when i got this razor pro honed and i got it back it would pop the...

i have put the merx to the side for now and picked up my boker i have some pics to show you maybe you can clear things up for me.

i set the bevel i think i did the tpt and my finger stuck to the...

i will buy another razor next month that is new with no previous honing mistakes/flaws and try with that.
anyone know of a cheap new razor i can use to practice honing?

my idea is that if i get...

ill try without slurry

i broke the dmt in before i used it by sharpening two knives its good i did not know the slurry could be detrimental i just thought it would speed up the process

those pics were taken after hour one of honing i did an hour after those pics also the first hour i used little pressure but you are bang on i was creating a slurry with my dmt 325. also i was honing...

if you read the thread that gssixgun posted a link to it goes into great detail in regards to grit and pressure used

how do i go about recountouring the heel please

the light on the edge is in the third and fourth pictures is because i use a usb microscope with 8 led inbuilt lights which are only 2cm away from the blade.

i spent 2 hours on the bevel with my...

so i started a thread about how to set my bevel and now following that i tried to get the razor shave ready using the pyramid method on the norton 4k/8k combo.

im sure your all aware of it here...