Thread: Should there be a smile in this blade?

Originally Posted by Utopian

Excellent! Alternatively, you can just go for it and Mainaman can be your safety net.

Stefan is a very nice guy who is very knowledgeable with all things razor related.

I have some spare time on my breaks at work so I am going for it and I ill stop before really flubbing things up. I am excited to start learning the ways from Stefan, I have been doing alright but I can not wait to expand and learn more. Thanks so much

Well here we are, I do not have the exact curve of the spine. But I do have a nice clean bevel and a slight smile. It is not perfect but I have learned a lot doing this. For some reason I really struggled getting a bevel to begin with but finally tried a different stroke and got that accomplished. After getting hair to be removed easily went to 4k/8k and went with pyramid honing from there. Now to strop when I get home and in a couple days test shave and see what happens. Thank you all for your advice and encouragement. All your words are greatly appreciated and a huge help to a beginner like myself.

I vote it's supposed to smile. A swayback spine with a straight edge is an abomination - I won't buy one.

Just use a rolling stroke -biasing the pressure to the toe and heel as you make your stroke.

Cheers, Steve

Well got to test shave and it was great! I'm pretty certain it was my best work to date, could also be better technique. Either way I'm happy. Thanks again to all your helpful advice fellas

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