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Huzzah! Hurray! I got a good shave!

I used light strokes on the hone and then I used pastes which Larry suggested. Finally no pulling!

Thanks SRP and thanks Larry if you're reading this!

I...

Hehe uh whoops! :gaah:

I can fix this right?

BTW I did shave off of this razor today and got a nice shave. A little pulling...well a lot of pulling, but no blood and I did WTG and XTG. :)
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What happens if you add too much pressure when honing? I can understand that if you put too much pressure when stropping, the leather will run over the edge, but that won't happen with a stone, right?

It'll shave my hair but with a little effort. What angle should I be keeping the blade at when I'm shaving arm hair? With the spine at a lower angle, it's really hard to cut hair, but when I lift it...

I can answer some of your questions but some I don't know the answers. This particular razor was shave ready, but it was my first razor so of course I thought it was horrible in the beginning. I got...

Thanks Charles.

My razor doesn't "pop" arm hair at all. It just swishes it to the side :( Am I supposed to lather the hair or wet the hair at all? Or does the arm hair test only involve regular,...

The razor is still pulling. Besides the shave test which leaves my face butchered, what other type of test can I use to make sure my blade is shave ready again? I know about the arm hair test, but...

Right but my 4/8 was my first razor and I will admit to have improperly stropped it. :(

Well here's an update. I honed two razors, one 6/8 and one 4/8. Both were honed by whippeddog.

Now the 6/8 worked well and only had little dulling before I touched it up. The 4/8 was worse and...

Thanks! I'm glad to know that I didn't incorrectly hone.:)

^Ah okay so I think I did alright then.:)

How much pressure should I be using?

I tried using the hone today and I don't know if I used it right.

I applied lather to the hone then went to do a X-shaped stroke. Unlike stropping, I didn't hear any noise. I felt like all I was...

Hmmmm compound bevel eh? Sounds interesting! I assume I have to use special tape? Or can I just use a strip of duck tape?

Thanks for the responses! I'm going to test out my hone this weekend and see how it goes.

EDIT:Oh wait one last question, do I have to tape the spine?

So I have to lather it? :( Does my lather have to be really good for it to work? My box doesn't have instructions btw. What about oil? Water? DRY!?

I got my Barber's Hone today and I don't really know how to use the thing. Do I have to soak it? Just wet it? How am I supposed to move the razor along it?

I'm new to honing so I have no clue...