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  1. 06-23-2012, 10:17 AM #1
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    Default Picking up the honing gloves

    Ah the time of the year, summer examinations the next two weeks and looking any open possibility to get away from studying.. I'm both a minimalist kinda guy and on a students budget, like to do things the oldfashioned but working-way, so I only have a Thuringian that I found for a fair price a while back for touching ups.

    However I picked up the honing gloves yesterday and went for it. Obviously it gave me a struggle of approximately 2 hours to get anywhere near armhair cutting capabilities, then another half hour of finishing up and stropping. This morning I was ready to try my first ever selfproduced edge..

    Actually it surprised the hell out of me, it was very, very sharp. Even sharper than some of my other straights! It was a very good shave, BSS and more rewarding because of the work performed on the edge. However it gave me alot of razor burn, while I hardly ever get any.. Where does this come from? Does this have to do with the smoothness of the edge?
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    Could be. Too heavy stropping, low honing grit, too low an angle shaving. I do up to 100 finishing passes just to make sure I get 10 right.

    I would back hone to break any torn fin and then forward hone about 20 laps, then strop really lightly and shave again day after tomorrow (for skin healing).
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    Quote Originally Posted by AFDavis11 View Post
    Could be. Too heavy stropping, low honing grit, too low an angle shaving. I do up to 100 finishing passes just to make sure I get 10 right.

    I would back hone to break any torn fin and then forward hone about 20 laps, then strop really lightly and shave again day after tomorrow (for skin healing).
    Yes that could well be the problem, the number of finishing strokes was over 300 however I probably lack the finishing technique so far.. I believe my stropping technique is good by now, do not reckon the problem lies there..

    Will have a second go at finishing today and retry in 2 days then, sounds like a plan!

    How do these torn fins occur, is it due to improper finishing strokes?
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    Your number of strokes sounds a bit high but I really don't know your stone or the condition of your razor

    To give you and idea this is a Vid on using just a Thuringen to hone after the bevel is set, if your razor was shaving before you started the bevel should have been set.. Part one is mostly getting the bevel set so you may not even need most of that but the end..



    gssixgun "One Stone Hone" Thuringen Part 1 - YouTube



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  • 06-23-2012, 02:26 PM #5
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    Honing gloves? Dang it, I knew I forgot something!
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    Doing 300 passes would cause that kind of a problem. You need to mix in some other strokes to keep a consistent edge. Watch Glens video.

    As you finish work your way down to just a few forward strokes. The fewer the better. I like to remove all the lower grit, than polish, than sharpen.

    But, my strokes a pretty light.

    Remember that this isn't about you honing like we hone, this is about you achieving the same result, which can take longer until you've mastered a good stroke.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AFDavis11 View Post
    too low an angle shaving.

    too low of an angle can cause razor burn?
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    Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
    Your number of strokes sounds a bit high but I really don't know your stone or the condition of your razor

    To give you and idea this is a Vid on using just a Thuringen to hone after the bevel is set, if your razor was shaving before you started the bevel should have been set.. Part one is mostly getting the bevel set so you may not even need most of that but the end..



    gssixgun "One Stone Hone" Thuringen Part 1 - YouTube



    gssixgun "One Stone Hone" Thuringen Part 2 - YouTube
    Yea, I was mostly enjoying myself with the action while hanging around on chat

    Thanks for the videos, those are exactly what I was looking for (and somehow could not find..).

    Will give it another go after my first exam is over and get back with an update, had a really fun time playing around with the stone. Cannot watch the video right now, at work and posting through phone, but can you do a full hone in the total time of those two videos using one stone when experienced?
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    Quote Originally Posted by igga View Post
    too low of an angle can cause razor burn?
    No, I should have said too high an angle.
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    I thought my hands were honing gloves.

    What are honing gloves?
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