Thread: Honing My Hart

Originally Posted by kelbro

The key here, I believe, is that the Hart was originally honed with tape. You need to either use tape with your edge renewal or go back to the bevel set with no tape and move your way up the progression. Right now you are polishing a 'shoulder'.

Well advertised on their website :-)

Originally Posted by hrfdez

Well advertised on their website :-)

Yep. Mine was tough to reset but since I brought it back up through the progression, it's been an incredible shaving tool. Better than factory, for sure.

Ouch, Lynn's latest (that I've seen) video on bevel setting (dated 2013) recommends 40 circles each side with 5 to 10 lbs of down force. Can that be right?

Yes, but that is quite different from what is needed for a touch-up.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Yes, but that is quite different from what is needed for a touch-up.

Good point.

Ok, I'd say the razor is definitely passing the thumb pad test right now, so I'll go to the 12K, work it more, understanding the Hart is harder steel than others, and see how that goes. If tomorrow's shave isn't good enough, I'll repeat, or go back to the 8K, and work my way up (12k, pasted strop, hanging strop as usual).