Thread: Stainless razor giving me trouble

The hair on my arm is almost blonde and it reacts in a weird way to passing the blade close- some hairs cut others not and sometimes I have denuded a spot without realizing it. I know that sounds stupid.

I have used the "cherry tomato test" where the skin is split with only the razor's weight (works on grapes too) but lately my test has been to lightly run the blade over a patch of coarse skin on my index finger. If the blade bites, I assume the bevel is set.

I have only come upon this method after my original post and when I tried the stainless razor it did not pass.

I have since reset the bevel on my 1k taking more than twice as long with x strokes and it passes the finger test.

I finished the polish on lapping film (3m diamond film) 6um, 3um, 1um then strop.

Bevel looks like a mirror and I will try again to shave with it tomorrow.

My thinking is that I am just not good enough with the coti to finish the stainless on it.

My lapping film edges can be harsh so I might have to back it off if that is the case tomorrow.

I will report the results after tomorrow's shave.