I shaved last night. So now I can answer.
Honestly, I cannot tell a huge difference. It probably has everything to do with my straight shaving abilities...I think I have much to learn.
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I think you're pretty darn good with your hones . Even though I had over 30 years experience honing my various knives , chisels , and plane irons , it still took me some trial and error before I could get my straight razor sharp enough to actually shave my face . I don't remember how many tries it took , but it wasn't the first , second , or third . I think you're off to a great start !
Thanks. I like to think I'm alright with hones. I sharpen most of my blades to satisfy HHTs. I love edges;)
Still...much to learn.
Sounds like your doing pretty well. So, it's a good time to start considering your stropping. It's another issue, something that takes practice and knowledge. It is also the common act, besides shaving, that is inherent in both razors.
I decided to hone/repair another razor today (from the lot of 3 I got). This time I selected the Imperial extra hollow.
I really took my time and the results looked quite good, so I decided to test it out with a shave.
I am happy to report that this was my best result yet (third shave with a straight). I think I am figuring some things out...but I still have a long way to go. I managed to get no nicks but did get careless and cut my neck pretty good. I think I am really getting the hang of shaving the cheeks and my jaw line...but I struggle with my neck. Good thing I have a lot of time to figure it out.
In other news I wanted to tighten the action of the razor and set out to peen the pin slightly to accomplish this. On the first attempt, it got much better, but (and because I am an idiot) I decided to try and tighten it further and ended up cracking both scales. GRRRRR!
I was going to make some new scales, but I am pretty sure I will opt to find an accomplished restorer to make some nice scales for this blade.
Here is a shot of my handy work on this piece. I really like this razor...wish I had not ruined the scales. http://img.tapatalk.com/a6934814-811b-8a04.jpg
I also have an old razor with loose scales that shaves great.I put up with the loose scales cause I'm afraid they'll fall apart if I try anything.
You mean like this ?
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This happened about 3 months ago . Thin bone scales , that I took off a razor with a hopeless blade , and put on a good blade . I just wanted to make it a little bit tighter :gaah: . You would think I would know better , by now .
I've found , that if I file the top of the pin down some , it helps it mushroom out easier . I didn't bother doing that on this razor because I didn't think it was necessary . Luckily I had a set of Dovo red bone scales that fit the blade pretty good .
Dave --
I hate to see such nice scales as those in your pic meet an unfortunate demise :cry:
Sorry if this is out of line to ask...can any of you recommend an approved SRP vendor that can make some reasonably priced G-10 scales and install them for me? I tried searching, but my search-fu is lacking. Thanks.