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12-21-2013, 12:54 AM #11Senior Member
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Wait. What? Huh? What the .....? Lol
Originally Posted by 10Pups
What a curse be a dull razor; what a prideful comfort a sharp one
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12-21-2013, 01:19 AM #12Senior Member
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Honing is always the same. Hone the whole blade nice and even. You shouldn't have to be honing THAT much anyway. You want to keep the razor geometry straight or you will be adding problems to your honing later not to mention making a razor with 6/8 on one end and 3/8 on the other .
Good judgment comes from experience, and experience....well that comes from poor judgment.
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12-21-2013, 01:20 AM #13Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Steel
Hey the picture is in my head and looks okay from here
Steel likes this.Good judgment comes from experience, and experience....well that comes from poor judgment.
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12-21-2013, 03:47 AM #14Razor Vulture
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It is natural for new shavers to keep hard on the toe. I think I taught myself to use the heel end more as I was learning. I felt I should use the entire edge and worked on it. The heel end on thin razors is the stiffest part of the blade. Good for tough work! It is my weapon of choice for ATG on the neck, trimming close around the bottom of a goatee beard. Depending upon the razor, it can be a sweet spot, even/especially with a goatee beard.
Just watch out for the ears and nose!
Last edited by sharptonn; 12-21-2013 at 03:55 AM.
"Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
I rest my case.
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12-21-2013, 04:35 AM #15Senior Member
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All my strokes are scything strokes,I use the entire blade,heel to toe.
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12-21-2013, 05:44 AM #16Razor Vulture
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But, of course! Originally Posted by pixelfixed
pixelfixed likes this."Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
I rest my case.
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12-21-2013, 11:13 PM #17Plausibly implausible
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I don't really use the toe at all, I use the belly and the heel. I use the heel to cut around my goatee, which is why I like a nice square heel.
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12-22-2013, 12:28 AM #18Senior Member
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As a barber I tend to use the toe more out of the habit of shaving around ears and the nape of the neck....faces end up leaning more towards the toe just because of that
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12-22-2013, 01:34 AM #19Senior Member
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Never really thought about this, but I guess I use the heel around the chin and neck and the toe gets ear duty and upper lip
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12-22-2013, 02:08 AM #20Learning something all the time...
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I would like to say I use the whole blade evenly, but that is not exactly accurate.
My favorite razors have spike toes AND heels. Those razors see even use.
Most typical (non-custom) razors seem to have a rounded heel and accordingly, they are not my preference for detail work, so I utilize the toe more on these razors.Steel likes this.
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