Thread: "Scrape of the day"

Mywife bought me a norton 4/8 this christmas!. I sharped up all 3 of my razors so on my arm, they didn't even drag and the hair popped off. The sharpest, smmothest edge they have ever had, under a jewelers loupe .
This morning, they just scraped and scratched over my beard like they were rusted butter knives. Even my "go to " razor was misbehaving, and I had to resort to the DE razor. They would just NOT remove facial hair, unless it was to dig in, and I had to let up for fear of cutting. Any ideas!?!?!?!

Originally Posted by jonnywhim

Mywife bought me a norton 4/8 this christmas!. I sharped up all 3 of my razors so on my arm, they didn't even drag and the hair popped off. The sharpest, smmothest edge they have ever had, under a jewelers loupe .
This morning, they just scraped and scratched over my beard like they were rusted butter knives. Even my "go to " razor was misbehaving, and I had to resort to the DE razor. They would just NOT remove facial hair, unless it was to dig in, and I had to let up for fear of cutting. Any ideas!?!?!?!

It can be several problems with it. The fact that it removes arm hair doesn't prove anything. How were they shaved before you honed them on the norton?

Are you sure your bevel was set before going to the 8K and how many strokes did you do on the 8K with how much pressure?

Bob

Did you lap the stones?

Just a few Ideas from this time last year

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...on-2012-a.html


That thread is the most comprehensive collection of information about using the Norton 4/8 you can find, the best part is there are posts from Rank Beginners to Pros in there as well as many vids even a few on lapping them..


That should get you started right

Thanks to all for responding. Well, My go to razor, an old german magnetized beater was shaving just fine, perfectly even. I've ruined that one somehow til i figure this out. The other two, excellent condition Wade /Butcher beauties have always been "nice to look at....." but they are even worse now. I'll try lapping the stone. I assumed that from the factory, it would be flat enough. I made a slurry with a nagura stone, but it came out like a thick paste. Maybe that was a bad idea? The stone had been soaked for 2-3 hours prior. With the 4 k, it did 20 strokes or so, then about that many on the 8k.

Originally Posted by jonnywhim

Thanks to all for responding. Well, My go to razor, an old german magnetized beater was shaving just fine, perfectly even. I've ruined that one somehow til i figure this out. The other two, excellent condition Wade /Butcher beauties have always been "nice to look at....." but they are even worse now. I'll try lapping the stone. I assumed that from the factory, it would be flat enough. I made a slurry with a nagura stone, but it came out like a thick paste. Maybe that was a bad idea? The stone had been soaked for 2-3 hours prior. With the 4 k, it did 20 strokes or so, then about that many on the 8k.

I think I can see several ways you may have gone wrong but reading the post linked to by Glen should set you up nicely. Be sure and ask for clarification on points in that thread that you may be unclear about.

Bob

Yep you NEED to lap them so that you KNOW they are FLAT!

Shouldn't be too bad to get them shaving well as long as you didn't press down too hard on them when sharpening.

Most of the Norton stones , if not flat, are very rough from the factory. Lap it and you will feel the difference.