Originally Posted by
littlesilverbladefromwale
Hiya Disburden. First, I'm no expert. I have a Gotta the same as yours. I honed it on a coticule and got it to shave nearly as well as some of my "bought" shave ready razors. I re-honed it when I thought I had improved my honing skills and swiped it over some Cro2 I purchased too. Then did it all again(coticule and Cro2).
My Gotta is now as good as anything I have owned. I don't think it is down to my honing skills (completely), I think it is down to the fact that they are very fine (in both senses) razors, and very easy to "tune". I think the blade IS so "fine" ( as it says on the blade), they are really easy to make keen.
I often ask myself "Is the Gotta the last word in straight razor evolution"? English Steel and German engineering??????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??
M:rock:
PS It is easy to miss a spot with a straight. You have to know your hair growth with a straight or you will miss some hair.
But, I will stick my neck out here, I have a Fontain Rex razor I have honed so keen that if it comes in contact with a hair (regardless of it's direction of growth) it will cut it so near it's base you cannot feel it after the shave!! Honestly....
I would love to see what edge a honmiester could put on it.
Strangely, If you touch the edge with your thumb pad, it feels rough??!! and cuts you!! it "skips" on your skin easily too.
But cuts hair perfectly.
M