Thread: Newbie - made a major mistake... Major!

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I think the most valuable thing about this thread is that it demonstrates the value of the library (Wiki) and asking questions BEFORE going all renegade and doing something, ummm, unusual.

Carl

Do you mean like putting Vaseline into your shaving cream? Then kind of ignoring the advice and doing it anyway, then wishing you had listened to the advice? :-)

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Do you mean like putting Vaseline into your shaving cream? Then kind of ignoring the advice and doing it anyway, then wishing you had listened to the advice? :-)

Oh, I sort of remember that:

"I'm pretty sure it's glycerine"
"No, it's Vaseline"
"Of course, I know you're right, you are wise and noble, kind Sir, but did you consider it may be glycerine, and here is a video and text to assist"
"Vaseline!" (stamps foot and pouts)
"Oh, of course, you must be quite correct..."
"How do I get this gluggy stuff out of my brush?"

(I'm paraphrasing...)

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Oh, I sort of remember that:

"I'm pretty sure it's glycerine"
"No, it's Vaseline"
"Of course, I know you're right, you are wise and noble, kind Sir, but did you consider it may be glycerine, and here is a video and text to assist"
"Vaseline!" (stamps foot and pouts)
"Oh, of course, you must be quite correct..."
"How do I get this gluggy stuff out of my brush?"

(I'm paraphrasing...)

Am standing in the laundry trying to iron, its dificult when you are laughing.

John

I am a complete novice to honing so keep that in mind. I do use tape on the spine so as not to add any unnecessary wear to the spine. If I am resetting the bevel/removing chips on my 1K Naniwa I will change the tape frequently because of the wear on the tape and having to be on the 1K fair long in the case of removing chips. Once I like the look of the bevel and it easily cuts arm hairs I start moving up the hone progression changing it less frequently. Seems to work.

I have only had one new razor and that was not 100% shave ready from the factory. It was close and would shave but not comfortably. It took a couple of light touch ups on a finishing hone to set it right and it now shaves wonderfully. From reading on here it is not uncommon for a new razor to be not completely shave ready keeping in mind not everyone's idea of shave ready is the same.

If you want to work on the Dovo yourself I would try doing a light touch up on your 12K Naniwa and then try a test shave. If you are happy with the shave you are done, if not try another light touch up on the 12K Naniwa and try another shave. This way you don't remove a lot of metal.

WRT the HHT I would do a search on here and you will find a lot of conflicting opinions on it and it's usefulness. Personally I have never used the HHT and still manage to get a fair shave able edge.

Bob

Re: HHT

The only meaningful way *I* use it is with my growing arm hair (even that is subject to change with season and moisture content). What I do is observe a single hair and how it cuts at a distance about 1/8 inch above my arm. I use this "data" to then compare to other hairs cut from the same area of my arm with different portions of the blade.

In this regard HHT is only used as a gauge of uniformity of the cutting edge.

How it shaves and if it is shave ready can ONLY be assessed via shave test in my opinion. And even that is subjective (I have a friend that was happy with his 'shave ready' blade that was far below my standards...and I am sure there are some with standards exceeding my own).

Some use the HHT in various ways, but one must be careful of the variables lest the results are somewhat meaningless.

Dude, I have one of those sanders, and I would NEVER use them on my straights. Send it out to be rehoned, or God forbid, if you have changed the temper...throw it away.

Originally Posted by BobH

...I would try doing a light touch up on your 12K Naniwa and then try a test shave. If you are happy with the shave you are done, if not try another light touch up on the 12K Naniwa and try another shave...

Oh, he's got a 12k. Problem solved! And when Bob says a 'light touch up' he probably is meaning light; like light touch and few strokes, maybe 10 to 20? Would others agree?

Carl you are a mind reader.

Bob