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I did that with my Swaty when I first got it. There was a bunch of scratches and chips at the edge. Had to wrap sand paper around a pen to smooth the chips and lap away the scratches. My 2 cents -...

You may not have harmed it, but I saw the word brillo pad and there are projects I've used them in place of 300-400 grit sand paper so the thought occurred to me that may be a mistake. I have my...

Slight pulling at the 8k level to me says it probably needs more time on the 8k, or failing that - a tiny bit more time on the hone below to polish up some of the deeper scratches. Then again, it may...

You want to wet sand if you use sand paper

Hard to say. I don't really count passes when setting the bevel. I just go at it until the bevel is set. Each bevel will have it's own needs.

The DMT is for flattening and lapping your new hone. The 4k/8k comes with a fairly rough surface and needs to be prepped before it's ready to hone. You probably want something bigger than the...

Definitely looks like 2 bevels. Paint the edge with a sharpie and see where your hones are making contact. If there's sharpie left near the edge your bevel needs to be set. Also looks like a little...

I don't really do circles passed bevel set, but I also don't do large jumps like that. You're probably passed the point those would be necessary since you've already done a few hundred passes on the...

Bear in mind this is across 3 different naturals - they cut slower than synthetics across the board. And I was really taking my time to make sure that everything was spot on.

25 is an ok start....

I'll have to read that later when I'm not on my cell phone. Looks like quite the interesting read. Random though though, your 12k SS is 8x3 correct? A significant bit larger than most B hones, I...

I would consider doing fewer passes between checks. Barber's hones are fine, true. And 1k to a B. Hone is a big jump. But once you hit that sweet spot it won't take much to go beyond what the blade...

That too, depending on what exactly the binding material is. Some are made with shellac binders, some with sun baked ceramics, and others with kiln baked caeramics. And of course each hone...

Barbers hones seem to be made of large/rough particles in a hard binder. The reason they make such a keen edge is the way the surface is prepped. If you lap it wrong you may expose too much of the...

Generally barber hones are used for touch ups. Feel a little tug, swipe the razor across the hone a couple times, strop and shave. More of a really fast re-finisher than a typical finisher. I've...