Great info Utopian.
A thanks here as well
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Great info Utopian.
A thanks here as well
Duct tape tends to leave an adhesive residue. And (because of the reinforcing threads) it's not "constant thickness".
I suggest electrical tape (vinyl tape), which is what everyone else seems to use. It comes off the razor without leaving residue.
Traditional razor sharpening _does not_ leave a compound bevel, and compound bevels are considered taboo in some circles (on this site). Good for knives, bad for razors.
Using tape is a departure from tradition, but it seems to work OK.
Charles
I tried using the hone today and I don't know if I used it right.
I applied lather to the hone then went to do a X-shaped stroke. Unlike stropping, I didn't hear any noise. I felt like all I was doing was taking the lather off of the hone :(
How can I tell if I'm honing correctly or at all? Stropping has audio cues, but does honing have them too?
The lather should be quite dilute but there is little in the way of audio cues when honing. Visually you watch for the uniform pushing of the lather/water and you feel for keeping the blade flat on the hone.
^Ah okay so I think I did alright then.:)
How much pressure should I be using?
If you are using it for touch ups, you should use no pressure at all.
Thanks! I'm glad to know that I didn't incorrectly hone.:)
Well here's an update. I honed two razors, one 6/8 and one 4/8. Both were honed by whippeddog.
Now the 6/8 worked well and only had little dulling before I touched it up. The 4/8 was worse and even after using the Barber's Hone it still is pulling hair.
I don't know what I'm doing wrong! My first thought was that I need to use tape on it, but why would I need to if my 6/8 didn't need tape and they both were honed by the same person? Also the spine shows hone ware so I assumed it was honed without tape.
I'm not using any pressure and I used lather on it. Any idea why it still is pulling? I used X strokes and I did five strokes on each side.