Thread: Performance and Usability

Woops...double post

I think there are a few givens here that everyone will agree to and these include concepts like all razors are different. Some hone up faster than others and retain their sharpness longer than others and I'm talking quality razors here. some can provide better performance than others. I can best demonstrate this by my own experience. I classify my razors by three categories, those that give an excellent shave, those that give an outstanding shave and those that give an exceptional shave. Now I know we have some real honemeisters here and maybe they can hone up any razor to a point that every razor is just perfect but I have my doubts. For me all three categories give equally close shaves. The result is the same. So whats the difference? Its the comfort level. The exceptional shaver you can't even feel it on your skin its so...exceptional. The outstanding shaver you can feel it working on your beard but just slightly and the excellent shaver you can really feel it working. It doesn't pull or irritate but you know its on your skin.

As much as I've tried, the razors that are excellent no matter what I've done they just don't get any better than that. They will never be outstanding, they just don't have it in them. These characteristics cut through the same manufacturers and new and vintage razors so its an individual thing. Or maybe I just need to go back to honing school.

So what was the original post about?

Best regards to most... and happy trails. Time to migrate. I may start something on my own site.

Originally Posted by superfly

Uhm, because the razor gets duller after each shave? It's normal, and you have to decide when it is time to hone... At some point, 5-10 laps on fine stone should be ok.

Nenad

I rehoned it, still terrible results. Today I used my Friodur: much less irritation!
So I am still puzzled. I have much longer had the impression the Friodur is a softer razor. With the HHT it performs less well though! Thick hairs are no problem, the softer ones are! Would the other razor be too sharp??

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

Thats sounds like overhoned, you familiar with that?

Can a razor be overhoned that passes the HHT time after time? I thought overhoning causes a razor to become dull again after being very sharp due to continued honing whereby the cutting edge becomes brittle and bits of metal start to break off.

Originally Posted by urleebird

If I pick up a Wostenholm, for instance, I can get it sharp enough to install earrings...

As happened to Josh??
You're a cruel man!

Originally Posted by Kees

Can a razor be overhoned that passes the HHT time after time? I thought overhoning causes a razor to become dull again after being very sharp due to continued honing whereby the cutting edge becomes brittle and bits of metal start to break off.

When I've overhoned one of two things happens: The blade just slides over the whiskers with no tugging and no cutting because the wire edge just bent over to form a ski-tip like structure that's skating on top of my face, or I get a cut followed by pulling and no cutting because the wire edge dug into my skin and promptly broke off.

I don't use the HHT because the hair on my head doesn't seem to work for it, but I've had blades that cut my arm hair mid-stalk but that still pulled uncomfortably on my face. I've also had blades that wouldn't cut my arm hair mid-stalk, but that shaved beautifully. All of these tests are merely approximations, the real test is shaving.

Have you looked at your edge under a microscope? That may tell you what's happening.

Originally Posted by mparker762

Have you looked at your edge under a microscope? That may tell you what's happening.

I am going to and let you know, haven't had time yet.

Oh my God YES!

btw . . . sorry for the delay in responding.

Originally Posted by Kees

Can a razor be overhoned that passes the HHT time after time? I thought overhoning causes a razor to become dull again after being very sharp due to continued honing whereby the cutting edge becomes brittle and bits of metal start to break off.