Thread: Too Sharp

If the edge is honed correctly then the "Too Sharp" feeling is in your stropping..

A straight razor's true advantage over the other forms of shaving has to do with your ability to infinitely adjust the feel to your face.. no other form of shaving allows all that adjustment..

Honing is often the culprit of the "Too Sharp" feeling there is a maximum sharpness that each razor is capable of attaining and holding on to, this is determined by Steel, Geometry, and Grind, the trick is knowing when you are there...
Some smart guy on this forum once said "Knowing how to hone is the easy part, Knowing when to stop is the hard part"
This has nothing to do with the stones/hones you are using, this has to do with using the stones/hones you have to the fullest potential of the match to the razor..

Myself reading what you are doing after the razor comes off the hone I would dial it way down, simplify, and see what happens.. Try just Leather, then try Linen and Leather, and keep adding until you get the feel you are after... JMHO