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Gee, that was pretty much the same level of verified good that the guy who honed the blades had. I'm looking for more.

Hmmm, thanks for the vocabulary. I've been picking up that straight cuts weren't as good as blade techniques on a bias with a little bit of slice, such as the scythe which I've been trying to do...

Artifacts of lighting. It's fine.

Well, the avid hobbyist is a nice guy who honed the Bismarck free, and sold me the Wostenholm wedge and Torrey, shave ready, $25. If I recall correctly, he's been at honing a couple years or so. I...

Honed for my by an avid hobbyist. I presume it's honed well, although I wouldn't know. I understand a high angle -- anything above, let's say, 45 degrees? And, excessive pressure makes sense, but...

Ahaa. Not something I've done, though, so that one's off the list of potential causes.

Thanks for all this feedback.

Well, I'm not yet possessed of hones nor honing skills, and the grits came with the Whipped Dog SR starter kit: the strop, neet foot oil, chrome oxide, iron oxide,...

That worked out really well: I ended up doing 60 strokes (back and forth) on chromium oxide, 60 on iron oxide, and 120 on the leather strop, now properly hung, with just a quick palm rub prior to...

Well, that helped...

Oil and Strop draw: I inspected the strop carefully for oil content. It has no oily feel, sheen or slickness to it to the touch. So, I think the oil I've applied to it thus...

Thanks, Xaved, EdHewitt, Crouton, SirStropalot.

Consensus seems to be from response here and elsewhere: hang the strop, use lighter pressure, and, since it helped a bit, try a few more rounds on...

Just a month after getting my full hollow Birsmarck Registered well honed, I find it's suddenly seeming dull in the last few shaves --- shaves ~15 and 16 on this hone. I'm still just six weeks into...