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I can cut hair like that with my razors which were professionally honed, but I've never been able to do an HHT test correctly with them.

When I got it, I could run my finger down the edge and not get cut
After doing a few circle strokes on sandpaper, it could cut through arm hair when touching the skin
After doing the pyramid...

I finally managed to set a bevel using 1200 grit sandpaper, thanks to jelajemi for recommending that, but now I can't get it to shave arm hair without touching the skin.

I've tried starting from...

http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Creating_the_Initial_Bevel



Actually, I'm starting to see that I may have misinterpreted it. I saw 5 strokes, then that he sometimes overhones, then thought that...

Hours? I was reading another guide that only recommended 10passes or so to set a bevel, otherwise there's the danger of over-honing. Does that only apply to razors that have never been honed, like...

http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s565/Amenrab/DSC_0451_zpsf55e1b98.jpg
http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s565/Amenrab/DSC_0450_zps6b6d04b6.jpg...

I bought a set of 4 razors off ebay for a very reasonable price. Almost all of the razors have a mirror finish, and one razor which is marked as "Indian steel" has some black marks and a small nick...