Decided to get serious with this blade and find out if it is the blade itself or my honing.
Dulled it on glass, three downstrokes
1) Chosera 800 grit, no slurry
Re set bevel here with half strokes for 5-6 passes. Looked good under scope. then
some push strokes into X strokes. Shaving arm hair already good sign
2) Jade marble coticule BBW side with slurry
Circles into X strokes, shaving hair better
3) Jade marble coti side
medium slurry X strokes only here into dilute. Finger drop for 8-10 X passes then blade rinse then stone rise. Very keen now.
4) Oozuku asagi with tomo slurry
circles then X strokes into dilute.
finish on plain water, 30 laps.
Felt VERY good and hairs were reacting perfectly
30 laps linen 50 laps leather, 30 palm
SHAVE REPORT:
Definitely better than yesterday but not perfect. Much smoother but I think something's up with the blade itself. 50 laps on the Zulu today with water and shave with it tomorrow.
6/8 Revisor touch up
50 laps on water on the Zulu and it was GREAT! I am starting to think my Zulu works better on water than on slurry. Just one pass today ( I hardly had any beard from yesterday's shave,lol)
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