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Thanks guys, hopefully other new honer's will read this thread and learn from it just as I have :)

Kevin

Alrighty.... I just got out of the shower and the verdict is...... HOLY $%!# this razor is sharp! :eek: :y It shaved like a pro leaving me with a SUPER smooth face :tu

:bow :bow :bow THANK YOU...

Ah huh................ :hmmm: hmmm, that might need a little bit more explaination, but I think that I may see where you are coming from..... maybe........ I believe that I will give my razor a shot...

Yep, MAAS on balsa wood seemed to do the trick. Now it slices my hair with ease :)

Kevin

UREAKA! I've done it! :y I sat down with a piece of balsa wood and some MAAS polisher and stropped the razor 100 laps, pulled a hair from my head, ran it across the blade, and "Ting", my full hollow...

Wow, ok thanks for the super post Chrisl. I do belive my problem lies in my bevel establishment and here is the reason why.

I started honing my second razor after I had purchased a better...

WOW! These are some incredible replies! Thanks guys. Ummmmm ok...... lets see.... I think that my problem might be that my hair is too fine because I have SUPER fine, but thick hair. I am however...

Hmmmmm is that like MAAS polisher? I might just have to give that a shot. :hmmm: I don't have another strop ATM so I would like to stay away from pastes for now.

Kevin

:) Morning all

I sat down last night with my new norton 4/8k hone to sharpen a razor that my uncle had gotten from an antique store close to where we live. I started on the 4k side with...