Thread: newby honing / shaving difficulty

Hi and welcome, it would be useful to know what sharpness tests you used during your honing, (tnt,tpt,hht, sah etc) running through a given progression doesnt mean your razor will be sharp enough. I cant comment on the stone you should return to as I only use coticule and bbw, but Jimmy knows his stuff, and I am sure others who know the synthetics well will chip in too.

Also beard prep, skin stretch, blade angle etc all play a vital role in your success.

Shaving with a straight is to me like running a finely tuned race car, if every little thing is spot on it runs like a dream, a few little things can be a tad off and it does its job but poorly, 1 or 2 things well off and its like a bag of sh!te

Hope this helps, and good luck, what helped me when I first started was this: if your shaves are off its either you or the Razor, because thats all thats involved.

Edit: hahaha I type too slow at times, yeah not using the right strokes to suit the blade you have will do it everytime....lol