Thread: It's not just the bevel

That you have to inspect. Sometimes there's a little roughness very near the bevel that can give you fits. I found two teeny corrosion pit remnants _JUST_ onto the toe of my Trident. That is, not in the bevel-but only very very close.

This is what i was feeling and why I thought i had a "bitey" edge.

Backstory: Trident was first favorite shaver with a good edge but no better than my Barber's Pet or Korn or Piedmont. I just liked the heft of the blade better really. It was the heaviest one with a rounded toe.

I was shaving with all those blades off the 8k, no paste.

Then i got some more razors, watched 37 honing videos (i had seen a few before), and got wiser. Put wiser into practice and used coticule properly to finish plus some CrOx paste. NEW FAVORITE RAZOR! (M&G)

SO then i freshened up the rest with paste. Trident felt wrong. I took the Trident back to 8k then coti, then paste. Still wasn't right...very sharp, but not quite comfy.

I looked at it many times with magnification, lighted and everything-but I was just looking at the bevel and edge. Now I know better! Look at the whole "scene".

I found the culprits i'm sure. Will fix them next time i hone. Plus i found that the blade was touching the spacer at about that point. Two things to fix.

cheers

Humm.... I wouldn't think that anything outside the bevel would give you a "bitey" edge.

I don't know how this is possible?

Not saying it isn't the case but this is a new one to me...

I would think maybe the blade touching the spacer could "bend" the edge a bit and that would be what you are feeling?

I suppose my words were insufficient to transmit my thoughts.

imagine this. Edge, Pits on toe. WITHOUT so much space as a COMMA represents here "," between them. Tenths of a millimeter (thous of inch), or a RCH away (a split one).

The very cutting edge is not the only thing that touches your face. That's my main point. I may try to get a pic so that all can understand.

There is no damage to the edge. The blade is hitting the spacer on the toe from scale shrinkage. I'll fix it all at the same time.

Originally Posted by Chevhead

Humm.... I wouldn't think that anything outside the bevel would give you a "bitey" edge.

I don't know how this is possible?

Not saying it isn't the case but this is a new one to me...

I would think maybe the blade touching the spacer could "bend" the edge a bit and that would be what you are feeling?