Thread: Experiment with Cnat

Well, sounds like you're doing stuff more or less correct- at least to my understanding. Here's hoping the tests yield some good results! The more I use my PHIG, the more I like it.

I really enjoy reading threads like this. There are so many variables to consider you can only make assumptions BUT I experiment like this with different aspects all the time and really enjoy reading other people's "research". Thanks for sharing.

Any updates Bryan?

Did you get around to finishing more of your blades on the CNAT?

I have also noticed paste to degrade my edge for some unbeknownst reason. I don't use paste for that reason alone.

Originally Posted by S0LITARYS0LDIER

Any updates Bryan?

Did you get around to finishing more of your blades on the CNAT?

I have also noticed paste to degrade my edge for some unbeknownst reason. I don't use paste for that reason alone.

I did it to the rest, yes.

I talks so long for facial hair to grow that I'm still not sure what to think. When I shave everyday I can't tell as much about the edge as when I skip a few days.

I skipped a few days the other day and it didn't seem as sharp but I'm going to try some of the other the next time I use a straight. I also have the Tsushima Ocean Blue coming to try out.

I'll try to remember to post more when I have come to a more definite conclusion.

I was in a hurry the other day as well and switched to a DE after the first pass.

I agree that I've noticed if I shave the weak 5 o'clock shadow I get with a daily shave it is not a very good test of an edge. To that end, the only way to extrapolate data with any form of expedience for me, is to prepare a blade, wait for a bit of growth, then do a spot shave. My neck hair is thickest and mustache is most sensitive to tugging and pulling. I can extrapolate a little information from the cleft on either side of my chin (by how clean I can get that area), and my cheeks/sideburns really don't tell me much because the hair there almost seems to fall off with any sort of reasonably sharp edge. But if it DOES tug on the cheeks, the edge is a lost cause and the shave will bite all around.

At any rate, I'll shave an inch or 2 of an easy area, then the same amount of a problem area with the blade prepped one way. Then I'll wash up, change how the blade is prepped, and try again. This way I can test 2, 3, 4 things in a setting. Then if the razor is shaving well, finish up the easy stuff (cheeks, sideburns, etc.) - or switch to a good shaving razor if it isn't - and prep the blade for another set of tests in a few day's time.

I've tested two razors that way, one half of my face with each razor.

So, what does the edge look like under magnification?

Sounds like an edge problem, not a paste problem.