Hone gone after 3rd shave?
Hey all,
After my lovely experience yesterday evening shaving both head and face with my W&B, I tried to re-live it this evening. However, it did not go as well at all, as I felt that the blade "stuck" a bit. Even when going WTG.
I stropped after shaving last night, and before shaving this evening. The only changes I did were using TOBS pre-shave oil and the TOBS sandalwood soap instead of Proraso cream only. I did manage to get a rather good lather with the soap, albeit with more bubbles in it than with the Proraso.
So,which is more likely:
- My beard is so coarse that 2-3 shaves are enough to warrant a re-hone?
- I don't know how to strop properly?
- The soap is not as good a lather for me as the cream?
Best,
Dave
Hone gone after 3rd shave?
As a new str8 razor shaver I may be able to give you a few of my lessons learned.
1. I have noticed that if I don't strop my razor properly I will get some tugging. I can tell when I have stropped properly on how pleasant of a shave I get.
2. As for pre shave I usually do everything properly but in the cases I haven't done the pre shave prep very well I still can get a good shave with little trouble.
3. I have shaved with my razor over 10-15 times and the hone is still going strong. P.S. I have a fairly thick beard, no baby face here :P
4. My thoughts on if it needs re-honing are: If you could shave with it once and it shaved well then it was honed properly.
The edge should last for more than one shave regardless if you shaved your head or not, but I don't know for sure.
If after you stropped it and somehow you really messed it up then maybe it needs to be re-honed.
5. My recommendations: strop on linen side focusing on proper technique then strop on leather side. Pre shave prep and then shave just your face making sure you use correct angles. If it still doesn't shave well send it to a pro to be re-honed.
Good luck,
D