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If there is a burr, it will not shave arm hair (at least not mine anyways). You may have removed enough metal to re-create a burr that needs to be removed.

Agreed. It makes me think that the circular motion is causing the blade to rock back and forth and not stay flat on the hone. Giving the false impression of a "complete" hone.

That is very true. I forgot to even mention that, but it is one reason I like the Norton. The water pattern gives a good visible feedback. This is more of the "art" of honing verses the "science" of...

If you are using a good progression of hones, I would then question the basics. Are you sure that you have the correct angle? Not all razors are made with the same width to thickness ratio. If the...

Okay, I'm probably all alone on this, but here is my experience. When I started out (making razors), all I had was the standard (or dreaded) Norton 4K/8K and a DMT 325 for flattening the Norton. Plus...