Honing hot, shaving cold?
On another thread, I recently posted a suggestion that someone shave cold to reduce skin irritation. Another poster replied with this:
This is a good point. I have a friend who's father was a barber way back when and he tell me that his Dad only used cold water when giving a wet shave. Why? Because the cold water makes the steel contract, thus giving a keener, tighter edge to the blade. Hot water will make the steel expand, thickening the edge and dulling the blade. True or not, it works for me!!
So, I'm curious about a consensus: could that be a factor to the cold shave experience?
Better yet, would there be any benefit to warming up a blade prior to honing?
(oops, should have posted this in the Honing thread.)