Thread: Uneven spine wear causing problems setting bevel

Originally Posted by Cangooner

Well, it was honed with a rolling X and one layer of tape in the past, so I'm sure you'll get there!

The best thing I've found with frustrating edges is to set it down, walk away, and clear the mind before picking it back up again. That helps keep the touch light, the mind focused, and the blood pressure down. I'm afraid I can't offer any advice particular to the unicot method or anything else coticule-related as I have yet to try one. But as has been said many times before, the tough work has to be done before you move from your 1K to the coti. Getting that bevel right is key, and that should be done on the 1K.

Hopefully someone more experienced will chime in with coti advice, but for now I'd say try not to even think about moving on to it until you're satisfied that the whole bevel has been set properly. Until that has been achieved, moving on to any other stone will just be making your life difficult.

Thats the thing is the bevel has been set very well. The razor will not however pass the hanging hair test :s It feels very sharp but just isn't getting there.

Originally Posted by S0LITARYS0LDIER

Thats the thing is the bevel has been set very well. The razor will not however pass the hanging hair test :s It feels very sharp but just isn't getting there.

Have you tried a shave test? HHT is only a useful guide if it's been calibrated, etc., and for some folks (and this includes myself) it seems to be completely useless! It works great for some, but not for all and I never use it. Glen has a shave test video out there somewhere. I'll find a link...

EDIT: here you go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93zQP7CToWQ

Originally Posted by Cangooner

Have you tried a shave test? HHT is only a useful guide if it's been calibrated, etc., and for some folks (and this includes myself) it seems to be completely useless! It works great for some, but not for all and I never use it. Glen has a shave test video out there somewhere. I'll find a link...

EDIT: here you go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93zQP7CToWQ

The shave test went horribly. Usually I can get a nice comfortable shave off my normal bevel set and then unicot method. Not so much after i decided to use the rolling x's. Even after two passes on the cheek WTG and XTG I can still feel stubble which never happens. So it is boggling my mind a bit but its using a different stroke with which I am not comfortable with. I did watch Glen's video yesterday while i was honing. I just finished my honing for the night now and will get a christmas eve shave tomorrow morning and see how its going. If all else fails I'm going to have to look into another method to accomplish a shave ready edge... The wait.... Merry Christmas BTW.

It is not always easy to get a great shave. Sometimes we have to go back and forth a few times. I think I am about 400ish razors in and think I have a ways to go yet before I'm in the pro category. However with every blade I learn a little. It does become more clear and easier to trouble shoot our issues as time passes along. That razor has enough issues in the geometry to make it a good challenge even for someone with a bit of experience. When you get this one done to your satisfaction you will have made a giant step. It is ok to put it aside and come back to it later.