I have always enjoyed the old ways so I decided to give a straight razor a go. I got a Dovo
Prima Klung, a strop and a Norton 4K/8K. Well after watching a few vids and reading the wiki I started my first shave. It felt a little scratchy with inspection of the blade revealing what looked like a bad hone job. I decided to go to the Norton and do a 3-3, 1-3, 1-7 progression on it after getting my technique sorted on an ebay junker. It shaved wonderfully well, and finished my whole face as it felt so comfortable. Happy days!! I read the wiki a little more and learn the wonders of the HHT. I tried it but could not get it to work so I went back to the hone. I still could not get it to work so I stropped it up and shaved with it the next day. Wow what a mistake!! Lesson learnt....if it ain’t broke (i.e. it shaves well) don’t fix it! A few back hones and the same 3-3, 1-3, 1-7 got it shaving really well again. The bevel now looks really bad and uneven. Can this be fixed?
After the first shave I was so excited I got another more expensive razor. This one looks honed to perfection but shaves really badly. After making a mess of one razor I am now really scared of the hone. I do not have the confidence to do more than a few strokes on the 8K before a strop and testing. I have been neurotically honing, stroping and testing the junker in the hope of getting the HHT working but can get it working 1 in 20 time. I have tried so many honing, stroping and HHT techniques that I have no confidence what so ever. Does anybody else have a problem with the HHT?