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06-06-2019, 09:52 PM #1
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Thanked: 13234"No amount of money spent on a Stone can ever replace the value of the time it takes learning to use it properly"
Very Respectfully - Glen
Proprietor - GemStar Custom Razors Honing/Restores/Regrinds Website
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06-06-2019, 10:59 PM #2
Good show! I am curious to give it a whirl. If they provide a decent shave, maybe they could make good freebie razors to introduce friends to the fold.
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06-11-2019, 01:19 AM #3
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Thanked: 481Little bit of research reveals the steel used in those razors is S45C - A medium carbon steel typically used for machine/structural use. The part of the description taht caught my eye:
JIS S45C grade carbon steel is widely used in machinery manufacturing, good mechanical properties of this steel. But S45C Grade Steel is a medium carbon steel, hardened performance is not good, 45 steel can be hardened to HRC42 ~ 46. So if you need to surface hardness, but also hopes to play 45 # steel superior mechanical properties, often 45 # steel surface carburizing, so you can get the required surface hardness. JIS S45c steel are mainly used for a variety of motor shaft, automotive parts.
Which means it's serviceable, you'll just be touching it up more than a higher quality blade. I can understand why folks wouldn't want to spend $100-$200 on a newer quality carbon steel blade. But my Gold Dollar edge typically lasts less than a month's worth of shaves. About 20 daily shaves is the longest it's lasted without a touch up. Meanwhile I have vintage razors bought off ebay (for probably less than I spent on the Gold Dollar) that were made before WWII that will hold an edge for several months.
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06-11-2019, 01:22 AM #4
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Thanked: 0I should have it tomorrow according to tracking. Now I do have a strop and I am lead to believe it needs to be stopped before each shave. is that correct?
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06-11-2019, 01:41 AM #5
Don't strop it before your first shave.
Glen's edge is ready to go and there is no reason to mess it up with a stropping accident before the shave.
Strop it some after the shave to ensure that the blade is dry. And then really strop it before your next shave.Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead - Charles Bukowski
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06-11-2019, 03:22 AM #6
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Thanked: 13234What Cris said
Plus there will be an instruction/info sheet in with the razors
It will say the same thing "DO NOT" strop before the first shave it is ready to go"No amount of money spent on a Stone can ever replace the value of the time it takes learning to use it properly"
Very Respectfully - Glen
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06-11-2019, 04:54 PM #7
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Thanked: 0Strop
I was wondering if you could tell me what sort of strop this is and if it will do for stropping my razor after shaving