Thread: test results - positive or negative

Originally Posted by steve

Never gonna happen. If I waited to that result, I'd have a full beard for years.

Seriuosly, I don't know how much more you can aim for --I mean what else can you do. It is kind of strange that we use dry hair to test a razor but spend effort to make sure our face stubble is totally soaked. . Some people (in posts I've read) talk about seeing how the hair cuts. Whether it nicely separates or pops or jumps when cut can give clues but I don't know. And then some people can never pass the HHT but get good shaves. .

Justin

Oh yea, past shave test ready. If it doesn't pass the shave test its probably because the edge lacks smoothing.

Let us know how it goes.

I have a few razors you can start honing for me btw. ...

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

Oh yea, past shave test ready. If it doesn't pass the shave test its probably because the edge lacks smoothing.

Let us know how it goes.

I have a few razors you can start honing for me btw. ...

Smoothing? Like on chromium oxide or diamond pastes?

Or on 8k for that matter. You need a bevel thats smooth for comfort.

After passing all these tests, the results were anticlimactic.

Shave wasn't comfortable, though little razor burn was felt, I have patches of stubble in my typical trouble spots and the blade felt like it would catch the hair, but not slice through it.

I did manage a reasonably comfortable and close shave on the upperlip and the underside of the chin is pretty close as well.

I think the bottom line is like AFDavis mentioned. I suspect it just needs a little smoothing.

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

Oh yea, past shave test ready. If it doesn't pass the shave test its probably because the edge lacks smoothing.

Let us know how it goes.

I have a few razors you can start honing for me btw. ...

Free honing by Steve!

Sweet

JK Steve

Originally Posted by Bear

JK Steve

I figured that, Bear.

In a bizarre twist of non-intuitive processes the smoothing action will also increase the sharpness of the razor. Try 40 passes on 8k, 20 using some light pressure and 20 using only the wieght of the blade and see if that helps.

You can always send it to me if you want . . . but I think your getting close.

After that reconsider your stroke angle when shaving and your strokes quality on the hone and return to some 4K. Make sure its not overhoned ofcourse too.

Have fun!

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

In a bizarre twist of non-intuitive processes the smoothing action will also increase the sharpness of the razor. Try 40 passes on 8k, 20 using some light pressure and 20 using only the wieght of the blade and see if that helps.

You can always send it to me if you want . . . but I think your getting close.

After that reconsider your stroke angle when shaving and your strokes quality on the hone and return to some 4K. Make sure its not overhoned ofcourse too.

Have fun!

Alan:

Thanks for the suggestion. After I lap the hone, I will follow it.

As to the shaving stroke angle. I'm experimenting with, and seem to like, a short (2-3 inch) diagonal stroke with the tip leading. Is this not something I should persue? the angle I'm not sure of is the standard 30 degrees. It seems in many videos and pictures that I've seen of barbers shaving customers, that the blade is almost flat on the customers skin. This doesn't make since given that 30 degrees is almost univerally recommended.

Also, I'm a little lost on the last part here. "Return for some 4K" If I did the 40 passes on the 8K and it was sufficient, why return to the 4k?