So I have been getting a pretty good shave with my straight. Now, all of a sudden, I seem to be getting a lot of nicks where I rarely got them before. I do have honing gear, but I had Lynn hone my razor the last time which was approx 3 months ago. My last 3 shaves have generated a lot of weepers which I'm not accustomed to. My shaving products and technique are the same, so I am thinking that it is time to hone.
My reservation is that the last time I honed my razor, I feel that the edge was actually worse then when I started. I followed the pyramid plan with a 4k, 8k, and 12k.
I know is would be mostly conjecture, but are there thoughts out there that might explain what I have been experiencing?