Originally Posted by
Tomakao
The ones I touch with the diamond stuff seem to be fine as I mentioned. This one I never honed. It came honed from Nate Zowada I assume from the box. Last time actually I remember I think I shaved with it after a super hot shower and my beard was so soft that I didn't really have a good time with that shave :D razor burn... But maybe it could be something with the edge. This is the second time I had it rough with that razor but not to this level. Probably blamed it on the hot prep. When I finished honing my others I wipe them thoroughly after each step so I wouldn't think any diamonds got on my new paddle strop. Good point though on the diamond spray passes. I might be going a little overkill on them when I'm finishing but it still seemed OK when shaving.
Anyway the edge always was scary sharp and since it's a smiling and I'm freaked out about even trying to hone that beauty I stropped it 100 times as to keep the edge sharp as long as I could. My honing is still at the beginners luck phase (or maybe I'm a natural haha) as I'm still learning a lot so I'll probably mess around with the other vintage blades I'm cleaning and honing prior to even considering setting a new bevel on this one.
Depending how my face recovers I'll give it another shot next time and see what's going on. The angle for going ATG should be smaller than the rest right? Around 1-1.5 spine thickness from the face? It's heavier so maybe it's also the pressure problem because its harder to get a feel of it with some more mass to control :D