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I found this helpful. So me nexte idee fixe - "bevel seting" :) :)

Yesterday I had very nice and helpful for me conversation with Double0757. I think this guy really knows about straight razors a lot. For my biggest discovery was ....
... do not fixate on HHT !!! I...

So... before shave I did hyper stropping session - about 400 laps. :) Also did beard prep with hot towel. Shave was comfortable and result ..... new born baby skin :). But all it's not as perfect as...

Great answer, posts like this brings changes to my paterns of thinking about honing.

So.... my razor is semi-shave ready. He do not passes HHT when I use hair from my head, but passes it when I...

Thanks !!! Great forum !!! Great advices. Frendly members.

Yes !!! When I setting the bevel I feel me self like Scrooge McDuck, I stint the steel. :) 1k cuts so fast !!!

How can I fix the stone ?

So... my stone is flat, but it has crack

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and when I stroke endlong through stone with finger it feels very clearly. I think this is the problem with keeps my away from succesful HHT. So...

I'm from Lithuania. In my city (or even in my country) propably it's imposible to find mentor. There is some straight users, but they not good in sharpening art. I'm allready have 50x-80x ...

Comments from any member is very welcome !!! :)

Thanks !!! So.... I set the bevel with naniwa 1k, after that I did some polisching on naniwa 6K, and then spend 1 hour wiht no-pressure x-strokes on chinese - at least 200 strokes) . After this...

Thanks, I'm new in this hobby, what you mean as "best finisher" ? I thinking about shapton 16K, but Cox0,5 - is these 16K, so there is no meaning.

Hi,

For now I have :

Naniwa 1k/6k, Chinese 12K, Cox0.5 pasted balsa strop, clean strop. And lot of newspapers :).

This is enought for honing and everyday maintain or here is something...