Does anyone else have the problem of loosing all your body from practicing honing? 😋
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Does anyone else have the problem of loosing all your body from practicing honing? 😋
Loosing all your body? Wow, that's drastic. I'd say stop right now.
Seriously though, I have very little arm hair, so I test my razors on my leg hair, and given there's not a lot of hair there either, I do at times have to use the other leg...
Ok I found the perfect hair to use so I don't loose all mine. I just cut a few pieces out of a horse hair shaving brush I have. It works very good.
It's called honing mange... ;)
Yup,Quote:
Originally Posted by Chevhead
a common affliction amongst those new to honing.
I still suffer from it when I run through a batch to clean up and hone :o
Just the back of my left hand.
I had hernia surgery 6 weeks ago and when the nurse was putting in my IV in my left hand she asked why the hair was shaved off my wrist area.
I had to explain honing mange to her which somewhat surprised her. ;)
Apparently I was bred to survive the arctic wilderness with a lustrous coat of body hair. While I do suffer the mange, I have plenty of stock to choose from, much to the distress of my wife. I just shrug when I hear "Where did all this hair come from - I just cleaned this!?"
As a noob I brought 14 razors from ebay in quick succession. Back of both hands, inside of both fore arms were bald. My arm and leg hair thinned out due to tree topping. Still recovering.
[QUOTE=eddy79;1228866]As a noob I brought 14 razors [QUOTE]
Yes, eBay contributes more than they realize :w
The problem is as a noob you need to test at every step.
I went on a honing spree and touched up about 15 razors in the course of a few days. I tested repeatedly on the back of my hands. When all was said and done, my GF said I looked like I was wearing a sweater :) I now test more discreetly...mid thigh (able to be covered up by shorts) She hasn't noticed or at least hasn't said anything LOL
Chris
I just got two SRs both acquired recently and beginning to learn how to strop. I would say, my left arm is starting to loose all it's hair.
Yep. Left hand up to wrist, knuckles, and backside of forearm from elbow to midway.
Me, I'm fine, however those who hone my razors might have something different to add...Quote:
Originally Posted by Lonerider
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Originally Posted by sharkbite111
Yep! After running out of arm hair to hack away I too started working on the "discrete" testing area. However my girlfriend most certainly noticed. She already had me figured for a loony, now she has her proof... :chapeau