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I am glad to hear that the razor is shaving just fine!:)

Just one question please. Are you using a pasted hanging strop or a pasted paddle strop?

It might make sense to eliminate the possibility of over-honing. Try the method suggested by David Uthe and also shown on the Greg Ives-John West video. Perform 3-5 back-honing strokes (edge...

Yes I have

Since I have no experience with the Shapton 15000 I will only suggest caution.

You did not give me enough info on your razor or the hones you are using to make any recommendations.

New razor,...

Chaaaz was the first person to experiment with that many laps on the 12000 stone and had success. So, I tried it and also had a noticeale improvement in the blade edge. From that I guess you can...

Hey Azjoe! Good post!:)

My standard stone that I use following the 8000 Norton is the 12000 Chinese natural waterstone. I generally use 50-100 laps on that stone.
I did not try that many laps on the Kitayama but will try...

I agree with all of the above comments!:)

The best starting point is the micron size. After that you pay attention to the actual results on your blade.

I just acquired a 8000 Kitayama Japanese...

I just looked in the Help file section on Honing and the Norton JIS/FEPA/Micron chart.

6 micron is approx 4000 JIS
1.8 "" 6000 JIS
1.0 " 8000 JIS

The...