I wanted to maintain the edge of my blade, so I purchased an Arkansas black whetstone. I polished up my SR blade on it last night. I noticed in today’s shave that the blade was duller!
What I did:
What I examined the edge with a loop, I did a achieve a polish. But… the blade is duller.
What did I do wrong?
What I did:
- I put honing oil on the stone.
- Layed the blade on it, then rubbed the blade back and forth. Turned it over and repeated.
- Then I pushed the blade, edge first, down the stone a few times on each side.
What I examined the edge with a loop, I did a achieve a polish. But… the blade is duller.
What did I do wrong?