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That is what it sounds like to me, and that is what I have been doing with good results.

From what I read, I don't think that Josh goes back to the yellow with the slurry after the blue. He goes from the blue to the yellow without slurry for 10-20 passes.

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I think that since I am comming off the Norton 4K (instead of the 1K like you) I can go straight to the blue with a slurry then the yellow coticule to finish. It seems like you are using the...

So you use the yellow coticule with a slurry to do the heavy cutting work before moving to the blue belgian then move back to the yellow for the final polishing? That is very interesting because the...

I have also found that 2 inch stones are easier to use in most cases (and cheaper too). The belgian blue/yellow combo is very good, especially when they are used after setting a bevel on the 4K side...

Congratulations on your first shave with a razor that you honed yourself! I was worried that you had become frusterated and given up. I am also glad that you found that light pressure is one of the...

Do NOT do the thumbnail test anymore as it will dull the edge that you are trying so hard to polish. The thumbnail test should only done in the early stages of honing a razor to test to see whether...

If I were you I would take the Wipienica that is shaving but pulling and do a 3-3, 1-3, 1-5 on the Norton with light even pressure. Then wet the yellow coticule and do 10 to 20 passes on that....

You probably overhoned the razor again. After comming off the Norton you only need to do 10-20 strokes on the coticule not 15 minutes. More strokes is not better, the right amount of strokes is. I...

Tony definately pasted the bench strop correctly as he probably has more experience with pasting paddle strops than anyone on the forum. I thought that you might have attempted pasting it yourself...

Yes the 10-10 pyramid will remove the wire edge. You do not need to go back to the 1K (you did not need to go there initially either). The 1K is for removing chips or oxidized metal on a very old...

It sounds like you overhoned the blade if it is worse now. I would highly recommend doing a search for Lynn's Pyramid method of honing on the Norton and doing a 10-10 pyramid on the blade. This...

Do not worry about the length of the bevel since this does NOT dictate sharpness. I have honed around 8 Wipienica razors and they all have very small (but very sharp) bevels compared to most other...