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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
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
Bart A fair explanation I don't... 10-02-2009, 10:17 PM
spazola In my little mind, the edge... 10-02-2009, 10:18 PM
mparker762 Or take that chosera 5k edge... 10-02-2009, 10:46 PM
Bart I have the document open... 10-02-2009, 11:14 PM
hi_bud_gl Ok what we do? don't we go... 10-02-2009, 11:16 PM
mparker762 On page 27 you're in a tormek... 10-02-2009, 11:17 PM
mparker762 Another interesting snippet... 10-02-2009, 11:20 PM
gssixgun Some Conclusions 10-02-2009, 11:42 PM
hi_bud_gl Glen i didn't get this one?... 10-03-2009, 02:32 PM
gssixgun No disrespect at all intended... 10-03-2009, 02:40 PM
kevint whoa. ten pages to discuss... 10-03-2009, 02:55 PM
Seraphim Here's a pic I took of a... 10-04-2009, 12:39 AM
randydance062449 Sorry I am late to this... 10-04-2009, 03:55 AM
sicboater :OT I am a big proponent... 10-03-2009, 03:00 PM
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hardheart you may find this... 10-03-2009, 03:20 PM
mparker762 Interesting thread. Notice... 10-03-2009, 04:16 PM
gssixgun That was a pretty cool post... 10-03-2009, 04:26 PM
mparker762 Could well be useful. One... 10-03-2009, 04:29 PM
hardheart I dunno, I think Cliff was... 10-03-2009, 04:34 PM
hi_bud_gl You see this man says what he... 10-02-2009, 11:47 PM
mparker762 Except that when he went from... 10-02-2009, 11:54 PM
Bart I don't care. I own such a... 10-02-2009, 11:35 PM
mparker762 I think the key difference is... 10-02-2009, 11:48 PM
Lynn I really appreciate the... 10-03-2009, 12:37 AM
hardheart what about blade 3-63, 0.26... 10-03-2009, 12:55 AM
Basset I am not sure whether... 10-03-2009, 01:26 AM
hardheart Dulling and smoothing would... 10-03-2009, 02:15 AM
Pyment Given my current method and... 10-03-2009, 02:44 AM
Lynn Shave off the 4K and you will... 10-03-2009, 02:45 AM
JimmyHAD The new avatar looks good... 10-03-2009, 02:50 AM
mparker762 That was on the tormek... 10-03-2009, 02:53 AM
hardheart I think this is readily... 10-03-2009, 03:05 AM
hardheart Yeah, I've heard of safety... 10-03-2009, 03:21 AM
mparker762 We definitely have that... 10-03-2009, 03:29 AM
mparker762 One thing that really strikes... 10-03-2009, 03:21 AM
hardheart Seems to be too many... 10-03-2009, 03:36 AM
LarryAndro Without trying to be cute, I... 10-03-2009, 04:00 AM
mparker762 I don't think we're... 10-03-2009, 04:36 AM
Seraphim I wouldn't say that I like a... 10-03-2009, 12:03 PM
LarryAndro I read your post several... 10-04-2009, 03:57 AM
avatar1999 Hmm, I'm wondering what their... 10-03-2009, 03:32 AM
mainaman The problem with dull knives,... 10-03-2009, 01:11 PM
riooso What a great thread! I have... 10-04-2009, 04:56 AM
randydance062449 I agree with this. The... 10-04-2009, 05:15 AM
LarryAndro Several times I tried... 10-04-2009, 05:45 AM
Ben325e The problem with this is that... 10-04-2009, 06:23 AM
hardheart but if you are going by... 10-04-2009, 09:49 AM
Seraphim Here is an edge I finished... 10-04-2009, 11:58 AM
mparker762 That's pretty smooth if... 10-04-2009, 01:31 PM
mparker762 For comparison, here's a shot... 10-04-2009, 01:37 PM
Seraphim Honing at 48 degrees? ... 10-04-2009, 06:08 PM
hardheart Yeah, the depth of the... 10-04-2009, 06:19 PM
mparker762 Yes, he mentions that in his... 10-04-2009, 06:31 PM
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hoglahoo no, you cannot. no bribe is... 10-05-2009, 02:44 AM
JimmyHAD How about a higher... 10-05-2009, 02:46 AM
Bart Cutting - or better: chopping... 10-04-2009, 07:09 PM
mparker762 (It was intended to be... 10-04-2009, 10:31 PM
Bart After rereading several... 10-04-2009, 11:31 PM
mparker762 I pretty much agree with... 10-05-2009, 01:25 AM
JimmyHAD Indeed they do debate exactly... 10-05-2009, 02:15 AM
hardheart Yes, but it is the refinement... 10-04-2009, 07:31 PM
Kingfish If that angle turns out to be... 10-04-2009, 08:25 PM
cotdt If the razor is too sharp and... 10-04-2009, 08:32 PM
mparker762 Are you sure you measured the... 10-04-2009, 09:26 PM
cotdt Yes this is exactly how I... 10-05-2009, 02:29 AM
LarryAndro Good point about crystal... 10-04-2009, 03:16 PM
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hoglahoo Man, that would frighten me. ... 10-05-2009, 01:46 PM
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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
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  1. 10-05-2009, 02:29 AM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by mparker762 View Post
    Are you sure you measured the width of the blade by measuring from the edge to the honing mark on the spine? The reason I ask is that I have never measured a vintage razor with an angle that low, not if I was careful to measure only at the honing marks - only if I measure the blade width from edge to back of spine did I get an angle that low. But it is the relationship between the honing marks that tells us what the honing angle is.
    Yes this is exactly how I measured. The vintage razors I've used average around 14-16 degrees.

    I've experimented with 12 degree edges but they didn't last through the shave. With hard enough steel, about 14 degrees is about right to acheive maximum sharpness. The steel hardness has a lot to do with how acute an angle the edge can take.
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