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Then I believe you are right. You probably need a coarser hone. Where did you get this "shave ready" razor?

To lap is to flatten the hone. Leaving it in water is to soak it, that is only done if the hone needs to absorb water. Generally the finer hones do not absorb much water. Lapping is done to make...

You can't necessarily trust that a razor claimed to be shave ready actually is. If the bevel has not been set, then you could hone for hours on a 12k and not get anywhere. It's kind of equivalent...