Hi all,
I'm pretty new to the world of razor honing, having previously shaved with shavettes. Since swapping to a straight, I've been having okay-at-best shaves and I feel like I'm lacking a bit of polish/sharpness to get a really smooth 'glide' like some of the videos I've seen.
Currently I am using a few shapton glass hones (1k, 3k and 8k) and a small 'the celebrated water hone' Thuringian that I snagged off the bay a while back. I am getting a good clean apex on the 1k and 3k (I check under a loupe and with sharpie) but I don't seem to get a fully even scratch pattern when going from my 8k onto the Thuringian. I am using an almost new Dovo razor and am not taping the spine. Does it make sense to put an intermediary stone between the 8k and Thuri, or is my surface finish (~600grit matte finish) on the Thuringian inadequate?
Cheers!
I'm pretty new to the world of razor honing, having previously shaved with shavettes. Since swapping to a straight, I've been having okay-at-best shaves and I feel like I'm lacking a bit of polish/sharpness to get a really smooth 'glide' like some of the videos I've seen.
Currently I am using a few shapton glass hones (1k, 3k and 8k) and a small 'the celebrated water hone' Thuringian that I snagged off the bay a while back. I am getting a good clean apex on the 1k and 3k (I check under a loupe and with sharpie) but I don't seem to get a fully even scratch pattern when going from my 8k onto the Thuringian. I am using an almost new Dovo razor and am not taping the spine. Does it make sense to put an intermediary stone between the 8k and Thuri, or is my surface finish (~600grit matte finish) on the Thuringian inadequate?
Cheers!