Quote Originally Posted by mattnat View Post
Hey all, a few updates. I'm using a the plum; dophin street. razor to learn to hone and I managed to get it to treetop arm hair silently so I'm well pleased with that. HTT pass nicely as well. Using a much lighter touch on the stone and strop as well as some x strokes were the big changes that all continue to use. I'm using a layer of tape as well.
As far as shaving goes the low angles of attack are quite comfortable whereas 30 ish degrees seems to feel quite harsh. Hard to manage tightening skin as well as moving the blade at the same time. Trying to stop bleeding makes me think of how bad I thought the toilet paper looked on dad when I was a kid.
The razor has a smile and I'm going to work on getting the heel sharper. Also the horn skales are bent. If I take it apart is there a bearing or just pin and washers to replace?

Thanks all!
Matt
Don't worry about angles for shaving.
Most of the old instructions that came with razors say "almost flat on the face" so that's pretty low
https://sharprazorpalace.com/shaving...ng-basics.html

Horn is a natural material that can want to go back to its natural shape or can be heated to a new one. If the scales are bent but the razor closes true then it may have a warped spine or bent tang and the scales were shaped to the razor.
If the razor closes to one side then the scales have changed shape & can be heated to reshape them. There's a few threads if you search.
https://sharprazorpalace.com/worksho...rn-scales.html
https://shavelibrary.com/w/Fixing_warped_horn_scales