Quote Originally Posted by alpinmack View Post
I'm just wondering what the magic trick is. I can hone (Norton 4/8 K) and paddle strop (only 1.0 diamond at this point) my razor so that it cuts arm hairs really well but I just can't seem to get it HHT sharp. What is the deal? Will stropping make that much of a difference? Thanks.
Maybe your razor is still not as sharp as you think that it is. I can make my pocket knives easily shave arm hair off a 1K stone. Do you have a honemeister edge to compare the tests to including the "shave test"?