Thread: can someone explain bevel test

Many good youtube videos on bevel setting a straight razor.

Your an hour or so drive from Experienced Help. If you can find the time to sit down with earcutter you will learn more in a few hours with the hands on help than you will in months of reading and watching videos. I speak from experience.

Here's the link to my fellow Mentor. Send him a PM and see what you two can work out.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/members/earcutter.html

Ha get help , new at this and expecting a perfect edge , it will take some time , but sit down with someone,, Now if you want great edges , I have all the best stones and experience right at my finger tips , I also never have an edge that's not right! 1 1/2 years later , I still go to the post office and wow! Perfect edge every time!!! And I still haven't spent as much as a good finisher , tc

Thanks guys i looked through my loupe down at the edge and did notice quite a few shiney dots (cheap razor whos name shall not be mentioned on here) so i touched it up and looked again, still a few dots but not neer as many.

so bach to work I went 25 more laps and it looked good so balsa and crox here i come... looked again only one tiny shiny dot on the entire edge so im happy..... now I usually dont strop before i shave with it, but i have heard you guys do.... should i do 60 laps on leather then shave ?

Originally Posted by admvalentine

Thanks guys i looked through my loupe down at the edge and did notice quite a few shiney dots (cheap razor whos name shall not be mentioned on here) so i touched it up and looked again, still a few dots but not neer as many.

so bach to work I went 25 more laps and it looked good so balsa and crox here i come... looked again only one tiny shiny dot on the entire edge so im happy..... now I usually dont strop before i shave with it, but i have heard you guys do.... should i do 60 laps on leather then shave ?

Shaving right off of the hone is a nice 'test' but if you are looking for a smooth shave stropping is Critical. If you have a cloth side, please give it about 50 laps (a lap is once up and then once back/that's one lap) if not I'd do 100 laps on just leather.

I strop much more than that right after honing, for regular daily shaving I lap 25-30 on cloth and 50-60 on leather.

Originally Posted by admvalentine

Thanks guys i looked through my loupe down at the edge and did notice quite a few shiney dots (cheap razor whos name shall not be mentioned on here) so i touched it up and looked again, still a few dots but not neer as many.

Ahem! Another Gold Dollar thread! :

Originally Posted by Martin103

Ahem! Another Gold Dollar thread! :

My friend, I had 'presumed' what you have pointed out in Red, I just posted about honing, stropping and testing. You, and I know along with many others know that the cheap Razors who shall not be mentioned are either un-honeable or not great shavers.

I should as you did point out that the cheap made by the C. H. Ina Company aren't a good way to begin with.

I stand corrected.

Wait! We are 'presuming' that it's a C. H. Ina if it's a Pakistani then all hope is lost!

I do have "real razors" on the way to me right now. But this C.H. Ina did get me started, it does shave, and it got me here. So they do have there place. And I don't know it's a bad razor, because I've never had a good one lol. One of these days i shall be on board with you guys I'm sure, until then, i love shaving with my cheap razor. And i love getting
My questions answered here. Thanks guys.....