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08-06-2015, 02:47 PM #1
This is a very common subject that has come up over and over. The common opinion is that stainless may take a few trips more than carbon steel but in the scheme of things there is no great difference between the two honing wise.
My own experience bears this out. I have some Carbon razors that take way more time to hone than any stainless model.No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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08-06-2015, 03:06 PM #2
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Thanked: 4822I am with the other two. I would like to add that you should have a good loupe so you can check to see that the bevel is true before moving up. If your bevel is a perfect apex from heel to toe, the polish just refines it, however if it is not you get nothing.
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08-15-2015, 06:13 PM #3
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Thanked: 168Just a few strokes no way . I have honed a few stainless razors and they are pain in the a....
I notice that a litle more presure in the finishing stage gives better results . They a tuff blades , they did not understand from easy and light strokes .The presure on a hard hone is the only way for me .
Last time one stainless Cornetta 4/8 make me look like a schoolgirl with all my naturals . ha ha ha
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08-15-2015, 06:31 PM #4
I've just put it to one side as I have so much honing to do.
Looking at it under the scope made me realise that another blade I could never hone properly is also stainless steel.
My first ever razor, a gift, 5/8th hollow Dovo. Sent it out twice for honing and it still didn't shave.
I look forward to figuring them out when I have time....
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08-15-2015, 06:44 PM #5
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Thanked: 3222Like the others have said, I find stainless steel razors not much different to hone than regular carbon steel razors. It might be the hones I am using, Naniwa Super Stones. Of course as others have mentioned too, the bevel set is the most important part. Without a good bevel set you are just polishing a turd.
Have you checked the razor for a warp/twist? If it has one you may have to perform some honing gymnastics like heel forward rolling X strokes.
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08-15-2015, 08:46 PM #6
The 5/8ths Dovo my first razor , I want to have a go at it when I have time , its just sat there for a couple of years.
The ice tempered one which is my brothers I've honed a good few times but it was only recently I realised it was stainless steel. I have set the bevel every time with no problems and it is really flat, maybe the tip on one side dosnt quite sit flat but rolling x's sorts that out. I always get it to popping tree top hairs but the shave itself is no good as my bro reports.
But now I've taken to honing his blades and then having a full shave with them to make sure they are good to go.
From the look of the metal under the scope it gave me the impression that it was a softer mushier metal.
But I think I got that wrong and probably some extra work finishing might do the job.
It is quite strange over all because I know you guys know what your talking about so if you say there is not much difference between carbon and stainless then that's that.
An extra 5-10 mins on the jnat will be my next test
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08-15-2015, 08:54 PM #7
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