Thread: Too Sharp!!

I experienced my first too sharp shave today. I sharpened my favorite razor, the 6/8 Eskilstuna last night, with a pyramid scheme:

10 passes on 1 micron
10 on .5 mic
10 on .25 mic
2 on .5 mic
10 on .25 mic
1 on .5 mic
10 on .25 mic

and cut the H*LL out of myself this morning: a nick under each nostril and under the center of my nose, several nicks on my chin and trashed one side of my neck in that small area between the Adam's Apple and the tendon.

Tom

Now there's a problem I wouldn't mind having... why don't you just send that puppy to a professional razor-duller like me, and I'll get that in nice shape for you with a couple sloppy passes on my uneven paddle strop....

Originally Posted by russellnyc

I'll get that in nice shape for you with a couple sloppy passes on my uneven paddle strop....

Russell,
It wasn't one of mine was it?? Let me know if it is.

Tony

Tony, the only way one of yours is uneven is if he used it to play fetch with his dog

No, not one of yours. I don't know why it's uneven, but it appears to bow in the middle a bit. It' always been like that.

Originally Posted by russellnyc

No, not one of yours. I don't know why it's uneven, but it appears to bow in the middle a bit. It' always been like that.

Its not too sharp the the problem is the frown at the edge
an unhappy razor equates to an unhappy shaver
Regards peter

I have been using Tonys Paddle strop and I get them nice and sharp but never have they been too sharp.. They're just right@!!

Originally Posted by bg42

Its not too sharp the the problem is the frown at the edge
an unhappy razor equates to an unhappy shaver

I concur. If we're talking about a concave, that needs to be fixed. One thing you might have done is put a bit of a wire edge on which can do nasty things including rash. It sounds like you did too many strokes on the high pastes and that may be part of the problem.

X

I do 20 per side (wiping the blade in between sides) but I don't go back unless I shave and are not satisfied. So that would be 20 on the 1, 20 on the .5 and 20 on the .25. Strop and shave.

I just do enough strokes on each paste until I feel that the blade has been sufficiently covered. This usually equates to about 10-15 laps per side. It's quite rare that I'll need more than 20 a side. I also try to use and few and absolutely possible on the 0.25µ paste.

So far, in the limited number of razors I've used on the paddle strop, only one has ever come out too sharp - My Genco. I dunno if I'm doing something wrong, but it is just a whole other level above my other razors. Any pressure applied during shave with it what usually results in a few nicks. I virtually only need to hover it above my face to shave despite it's difficulty, I still really love the thing!