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Just wanted to close this out. I tried most everything suggested here and even went to honing while standing. I got what felt like a uniformly sharp edge but after stropping still had a noticible...

I do hone sitting so raising my elbow will probably help. I also see I can get more value from the marker test than I have been. Hopefully I can try some of this out over the weekend. Thanks for...

I think we are saying the same thing. Even removal of the marker tells me the entire edge is contacting the stone.

Thanks for all of the answers and questions. The razors are older but very lightly used. Narrow bevels, no frowns, little spine wear. I did the marker test and the bevel goes to the edge. I found...

I am new to honing razors. I am currently using the Norton 1K/4K/8K progression followed by CrOx on balsa wood then strop on kangaroo hide. The edge is very sharp but not consistent from heel to...