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05-09-2010, 11:58 PM #1Junior Member
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is the razor sharp enough
I just got my first razor it is a Dovo Ebony silver steel , 5/8 carbon steel , it came honed from Vintage Blades. When i shave it does not take off all the hair and pulls the hair just a little bit , it look like i have a 5 o'clock shadow. Is that what it is supposed to look like or is the razor just not sharp enough
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05-10-2010, 12:01 AM #2Scale Maniac
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Originally Posted by jason240
There is a big learning curve- as your stropping and technique improve you will find that your razor seems to keep getting sharper.
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05-10-2010, 12:22 AM #3Senior Member
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Are you shaving WTG and ATG? One pass will not do it. I'm assuming you've read the wikis and/or watched the videos but since you didn't mention it, I thought I'd ask. As BKratchmer said, there is a learning curve. You can't expect a perfect shave on the first try. And to answer your question, no it's not supposed to look like you need a shave when you're done.
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05-10-2010, 01:55 AM #4Member
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It also sounds to me like you may not be stretching the skin as you shave. That is really important... Watch a few videos and notice how they stretch the skin on different areas of the face. Also consider the two previous responses. Stick with it.....
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05-10-2010, 10:29 AM #5
As the others have said, it'll be a technique issue! Dont worry about the ATG and XTG passes until you are happy handling the razor. With the WTG pass you should be able to get a pretty smooth shave, you'll only feel stubble when you run your finger ATG.
Practice, practice and you'll get there..!
Good luck and keep us posted!
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05-12-2010, 07:19 PM #6Junior Member
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thanks guy for the info. i took my razor and honed it on my norton 2times on the 4000 and 8 on the 8000 and the stroped it 45/55 it is shaving a lot better and get closer evry shave
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05-12-2010, 07:53 PM #7Senior Member
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I also had continuing concerns that my first razor wasn't sharp enough. After about 2 months of working on stropping and shaving techniques, just like BKratchmer said, my razor keeps seeming sharper.
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05-13-2010, 04:30 AM #8-- There is no try, only do.
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What are you doing for beard prep? Things to soften your beard include: hot shower or wash face w/hot water & soap followed by hair conditioner, then a hot towel followed by a few drops of pre-shave oil or something like Proraso pre-shave before you lather up. Some or all of those steps make a huge, huge difference. They do for me. Originally Posted by jason240
Also, until I got the blade angle down, my razor pulled and didn't shave off the hair as well as it does today.
And keep an eye out for any post from JimmyHAD. In his sig he explains how to hold the razor in your fingers. That helped my technique a lot as well.
Be patient & stick with it!
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