Okay...not sure if I should start a new thread for my honing discussion...let me know what the preferred etiquette is here and I'll go with that.
So I had a crack with my coti on another razor yesterday after lunch. Dulled it on glass and went at it. On the plus side the razor looks to be good and not suffer from any edge pitting like the first one did. I slurried up and started making some half stroke sets @ 30 a side. Or close to it, I seem to have trouble keeping count and concentrating on my form

: 3 sets and I was getting a TNT response over most of the edge but shaving arm hair was poor. My slurry dried out while I was assesing this so I washed the razor and the hone and reslurried.
Another couple of sets and I was getting closer but then I let my slurry get a bit thick and went backwards. I tried to recover the slurry but added too much water i think as I wasn't making any progress so I washed down everything again and reslurried. I did another few sets, made a few bungled strokes, another couple of sets and decided to quit as I was losing concentration.
The end result...I realised I have no idea how well the razor should be shaving arm hair to indicate the bevel is set. Should it be knocking them down super easy or is just some cutting action acceptable? I think I have the last inch of the razor set or close to it. Arm hair is cut easily but I would still say it misses or does not cut every hair it contacts. As you move toward the heel, the razor is still cutting hair but it is quite patchy. When the bevel is set should it cut arm hair as easily as a shaving sharp razor? If so I still have a ways to go I think.
I can't tell any difference in the TNT respose along the blade. It all seems to have a uniform light, even drag to me but the cutting performance is obviously different. I am reading about the TPT today and will see if that reveals some more information to me.
So today I am going to try again to set the bevel on slurry. Any tips or pointers? Should I be altering the set count from 30 and how many sets should I go for as a minimum? Also should I redull the razor before I begin?
Cheer,
Pieface
