Hmmm, Just had two of my razors honed by 2 different honers. Both shaved with them and said they were scary sharp. I am new to this but have been using a shavette till I got my razors in. Both of them pulled my hair and didn't cut it like the shavette does. I stropped them 20 times and tried again and again and again. Yes they get a little better but not much. I do know the one honer uses tape when honing. Does this throw the stopping off? Or do I need to tape the spine when stopping?