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Thanks for all the advise, that's what I wanted.
At the moment I'm trying to fix all the uneven edges I've created over the past year or so.
Using a sharpie and very light touch honing on the 1K is...

Yeh but practicing honing ends with a shave, for me... and only the finest steel is allowed to touch my preciouses face:whipped:
OK I cant win that argument , learning to hone on good razors is a no...

But how do they shave?
HHT is some thing I don't do anymore.
For me a razor has to look good under the microscope and to the naked eye, pop mid level arm hair.
That normally ensures a good edge....

My thought process has been wrong for a long time.
I thought that its the bevel setting that gives the initial sharpness of the the edge, then the rest of the honing regime is just smoothening out...

My stropping is fine.
The reason I re hone after 4 shaves is to practice honing.
Now I want to stop doing that. I have hundreds of hours honing under my belt .
Ok I have wasted a lot of metal.

You read correct.. Practice makes perfect :shrug:

Recently ive been touching up blades on my jnats . It might be to early to tell but I think its not quite the same edge as a fresh bevel set and polish.
So I will to go back to the 8k and carry on...

I hear what you guys are saying and that's why im asking about how to maintain the razor without setting the bevel.
Its time to stop wasting metal.
I couldn't practice honing with a cheapo razor...

I should have explained a bit better.
I could get many shaves but I've been considering it as honing practice.

Hi, I need some advise please,
I normally take my razor ,dull the edge, set the bevel, polish, strop.
Then I shave and strop about 4 times and then restart the process.
(I shave once , some times...