Thread: Keen

Honestly, your frustration is exactly the reason that you shouldn't learn to hone while learning to shave and strop with a straight, at least not with the razors you shave with.

Take some of Glen's advice, and learn to walk away from the stones. If you feel like your going back and forth like this, you're not doing any good to the steel or your learning experience.

Stop doing all of these tests, stop looking at the blade, strop doing things on your hones and worrying that something's wrong.
Strop your blade and focus on your stropping technique. I mean really focus. Make sure that you're getting a nice even stroke, back and forth, listening and feeling. Make sure you haven't got yourself into any bad stropping technique. Don't do anything else to your blade until you shave next.

Shave, and tell us how it feels on your face.

Originally Posted by kwlfca

Honestly, your frustration is exactly the reason that you shouldn't learn to hone while learning to shave and strop with a straight, at least not with the razors you shave with.

Take some of Glen's advice, and learn to walk away from the stones. If you feel like your going back and forth like this, you're not doing any good to the steel or your learning experience.

Stop doing all of these tests, stop looking at the blade, strop doing things on your hones and worrying that something's wrong.
Strop your blade and focus on your stropping technique. I mean really focus. Make sure that you're getting a nice even stroke, back and forth, listening and feeling. Make sure you haven't got yourself into any bad stropping technique. Don't do anything else to your blade until you shave next.

Shave, and tell us how it feels on your face.

I was straight razor shaving for around 6 months before i decided to buy hones. My stropping is fine.As with most interests i have, there is a learning curve, then eventually i excell and become above average

I am not trying to be rude, but a Hart razor seems to me to be a slightly expensive razor to learn honing with. I do wish you the best of luck, I have truly enjoyed every Hart that I have ever honed and/or shaved with.

I've been learning to hone with a dovo that I don't like and my brothers dovo, it took a big decision to try with the hart steel razor and I'm glad I did, the bevel came out perfect and the hairs are pinging of it,I will shave with it tonight,

So, how are things in Lake Wobegon?

Good Luck to you.

Best of luck. Let us know how it shaved!

Originally Posted by Attila

Best of luck. Let us know how it shaved!

I just shaved with my Hart Steel and i am gobsmacked
Its perfect. That is my greatest honing achievement.
I knew it would be good because of the hairs pinging off it but i didnt expect it to be this good.
Its mega sharp and not harsh at all.
Going ATG on my top lip lets me know how smooth and sharp a razor really is and this one is excellent.
I'm tempted to give it 3 laps on the 16k and 3 on the Crox , as some one mentioned. because im still learning and its all good info...
I just wish i had more razors to sharpen..

Originally Posted by Euclid440

So, how are things in Lake Wobegon?

Good Luck to you.

ay?...............

Originally Posted by Euclid440

So, how are things in Lake Wobegon?

Good Luck to you.

is this an attept at humor.. sad ,,very sad....muppet