Quote Originally Posted by Limey View Post
Simon - can you share those tips with us here?
Yeah sure, nothing more mysterious than the much quoted x pattern I am afraid! It did take a tad more concentration to actually get the x right but using that worked.

I think mine was some way off when I got it so the pyramid went out of the window and I stayed on the norton 4k until I felt the edge had changed using the thumb pad test.

If you haven't used this before there are hundreds and hundreds of posts on how it feels etc but I think if you are looking for a particular sensation you are going to miss what the test is telling you.

If the edge cant cut the hair from your arm, gently and very lightly, slide your thumb a fraction along the edge (I know many say to go across but I couldn't get any sensation on this). To me, it felt sharp as there was no resistance (opposite of what I expected). I then did sets of ten on the 4k until I had a palpable change in feel - to me it felt blunt as I'd expect a blunt edge to drag.

At this point I retried the arm hair and they actually did 'pop' off the edge. I then did the conservative pyramid which refined the edge and rather than popping the hair fell from the edge. I went very lightly on the pyramid as I was surprised how quickly the norton 4k removed metal. You can always take more off but once it's off.....

For the X-pattern find one of Randy's posts and watch his avatar - it's better than a description.

Shaving is the best test though!

Good luck.

Si.