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It is easier to ruin a razor on a cheap, poorly made hone than to destroy a hone with poor honing technique. Hones can be lapped flat, if you ruin a razor you have to remove a lot of metal to correct...

Two things. 1.: you don't mention stropping before testing the edge. Many beginners ruin the edge with poor stropping technique. Moreover: you need to strop before testing the edge. You shouldn't...