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gssixgun My razor is too sharp???? I... 10-02-2009, 06:04 PM
gugi Oh, it's really simple Glen,... 10-02-2009, 06:20 PM
gssixgun TY Gugi my friend for the... 10-02-2009, 06:21 PM
JimmyHAD Glen, IME I can get a sharp... 10-02-2009, 06:29 PM
gssixgun I think there is confusion... 10-02-2009, 06:34 PM
avatar1999 I think I'm the opposite. I... 10-02-2009, 06:52 PM
ChrisL Easy, Glen, to hone a razor... 10-02-2009, 07:09 PM
jreiter22 Sharpness 10-05-2009, 02:38 PM
hoglahoo I am confused... it seems... 10-05-2009, 02:48 PM
jreiter22 Back stoning 10-05-2009, 03:54 PM
gssixgun It was on my mind, I just... 10-05-2009, 03:00 PM
JimmyHAD I routinely hone a razor up... 10-05-2009, 03:14 PM
Seraphim I recant my previous... 10-27-2009, 05:16 PM
LarryAndro Statute of limitations has... 10-27-2009, 05:34 PM
cotdt That's my EXACT same setup... 10-27-2009, 08:07 PM
Seraphim I posted this also in another... 11-01-2009, 02:11 PM
JimmyHAD I think it is a matter of... 10-02-2009, 07:02 PM
Slartibartfast Sharpness is next to godliness 10-02-2009, 07:04 PM
gssixgun Or at least "Goodliness" ... 10-02-2009, 07:09 PM
gssixgun Honestly I have now shaved... 10-02-2009, 07:21 PM
LarryAndro I am one of the ones who has... 10-02-2009, 07:22 PM
gssixgun Larry do you maybe think it... 10-02-2009, 07:30 PM
LarryAndro That is a possibility that I... 10-02-2009, 07:41 PM
Bart Semantics, indeed. Against... 10-02-2009, 08:10 PM
LarryAndro Bart's Sharpness, Keenness... 10-02-2009, 08:24 PM
gssixgun Absolute agreement there... ... 10-02-2009, 07:08 PM
netsurfr I think that you have hit on... 10-04-2009, 11:44 PM
gssixgun New thread 10-04-2009, 11:57 PM
mparker762 Not sure why the sarcasm. ... 10-02-2009, 07:14 PM
gssixgun Ok there is where ya lost... 10-02-2009, 07:36 PM
hi_bud_gl I think Glen confusion is not... 10-02-2009, 07:44 PM
keenedge I shaved for two years with... 10-02-2009, 07:59 PM
gssixgun I'm quite sure that they are... 10-02-2009, 08:08 PM
mparker762 I'm not saying that at all. ... 10-02-2009, 08:20 PM
Bart I respectfully disagree with... 10-02-2009, 08:48 PM
mparker762 I hate arguments by... 10-02-2009, 09:01 PM
gssixgun I think the difference is... 10-02-2009, 09:03 PM
ENUF2 I don't like dull. Give me... 10-02-2009, 08:25 PM
mparker762 There's another disadvantage... 10-02-2009, 08:40 PM
gssixgun And I thought I was done with... 10-02-2009, 08:49 PM
mparker762 Do you not get sharp stubble... 10-02-2009, 09:16 PM
quicknicker My razor is too sharp???? 10-04-2009, 01:08 PM
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    Glen, IME I can get a sharp but smooth shaving edge off of say a coticule or an Escher. I can get a sharper edge off my Shapton progression through to the 15k which will still be smooth but I have to be more careful to avoid weepers or maybe even razor burn if I don't watch my pressure.

    I can get an even sharper edge than that if I follow with diamond paste on balsa or even stropping on newspaper for 60 laps. I can still get a bbs shave of course but I have to be that much more careful.

    I have shaved with dull, relatively speaking, blades. When I first started out with couple of ebay razors that were almost there and I don't recommend it. I think when members talk about less sharp they don't mean dull. Rather they are referring to more forgiving than scary sharp. Just IMHO.
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