I used my INVICTA straight today for the first time in a month. I'd stopped when I developed a chest cold with cough and spent the month playing with my DE collection instead. This week I dug up the straight, noticed a couple of tiny nicks in the blade and headed to the workshop. 10 laps on the 4K took the nicks out, then 60 laps of the razor hone (unknown, but likely 10K) and 60 laps on the horsehide stop put a shaving edge back on.
This morning it shaved me for the first time in a while, a pass-and-a-half shave to DFS standard. I used Williams with a dab of Keroderma chamomile cream to lather a dry face, hot towel, re-lather and shave WTG then half pass of ATG. A lovely job. This razor is very light, and it stutters across the stubble, but no nicks resulted.
My question is: can I cure the jerky progress of the blade? So I hone up my monster wedge instead? Use shave oil? Anoint my face with 5W30? Get someone else to hone it sharper?
What suggest you, gentlemen?