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Sounds like you did well then. Few more strokes on the hone and you should be good.

Maybe its the factory edge? My smoothest shave ever was from a factory edge dovo. I had to finish with my de but smooooth. Lol.

Coti shouldnt leave alot of scratches. If there is no sharpness, I would do sets of circles on your 4k. Like 50 circles per side with 5 x strokes after and thumbnail test until it grabs. Then up from...

Coti edges are smoother but certainly sharp enough to be able to shave with. Magic marker test will tell you where the hone and edge are contacting. Some blades need to be honed other than straight...