Thread: Blood & Honing

I found that my razor was getting dull so got a 4 sided paddle strop from Tony Miller with .5 diamond paste on one side. After stropping the pasted side then the leather side the difference was quite dramatic. The whiskers on my cheeks and sideburn area fall right off and I get a bbs shave every time. The problem is my chin, just below both ends of my mustache area. I can’t get a smooth shave without finishing with a disposable as too much pressure with the str8 leaves little blood spots. I am trying to cover all directions with the str8 and am wondering if I need to go back to the paddle strop. As soon as I received it I did 30 passes on the pasted side followed by 30 on the leather. Since then I have hit it 10-15 licks on 3-4 occasions before shaving. I don’t want to over hone. Anybody got any ideas?

Rich

“All good things arrive unto them that wait – and don’t die in the meantime.” – Mark Twain

Have you tried lowering your angle there? I generally come in to those areas quite flat for this reason - the spine is almost touching my face.

if you need "too much pressure" something is off - possibly the angle, but also you may just need a sharper edge. It won't be too easy to overhone doing 10 laps at a time and testing.

Cheers
Ivo

I thought I had the angle down but I'll check it next time and go back to the paddle strop. Thanks guys! This really helps.

Rich

“If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.” – Mark Twain

Originally Posted by Richard

I thought I had the angle down but I'll check it next time and go back to the paddle strop. Thanks guys! This really helps.

Rich

“If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.” – Mark Twain

I'm a noob, but I had the exact same problem. Once I really started paying attention to my angle and attacking the chin from easier directions I was bloodless and smoother, though still not yet perfect.