Thread: Like a n00b

Originally Posted by bluesman7

Don't know about the cuts, unless your moving the razor lengthways as you shave a properly honed razor should not cut you. I do think that people who shave with dull edges use too much pressure and too much angle. Then when they get a sharp razor they dull it prematurely which leads them right back to their poor shaving technique. Note that too much pressure results in too much angle regardless of how close to the face the spine is held due to skin deflection.

That is correct and also brings to my mind the importance of skin stretching and holding.

I am pretty confident with my honing technique. I think on that front some stones in between the 3K and the Escher will solve a lot of this... Maybe an 8K and a 12K.

Nonetheless, I think send one to Oz is gunna be the go. Then pick up some more stones.

Yea, good idea… it’s the edge. Escher’s are finishers I use them after a good 12k Super Stone edge.

If you look at the bevel and edge with good magnification you will see deep stria and chipping at the edge.