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11-15-2017, 12:52 PM #1
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Thanked: 0but that is what I do
first make it good on 8k
but after that I go for example to Coticule or Welsh Slate , get a perfect and nice shave one or two times and than it gets much worse
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11-15-2017, 01:05 PM #2
I don't know what is happening to your finished edge, but you can go back to the 8k without doing anything.
Is this happening on more than one razor? All of your razors?Last edited by bluesman7; 11-15-2017 at 01:07 PM.
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11-15-2017, 01:22 PM #3
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Thanked: 0I had it several times with different razors
but I am not an experienced honer ( yet )
I can get a real good shave from the Naniwa 8k
so the bevel must be o.k.
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11-15-2017, 02:08 PM #4
As TC said "you can't get too sharp, you can get to harsh".
When you say that the edge feels great for a shave or two then no longer feels as smooth anymore makes me thing that your stropping might be an issue. If this is happening on most of your razors. An edge will degrade after some shaves but unless your doing something improper, I'd say it shouldnt go bad that fast. And as was said, you can step back down if it works for you without resetting the bevel. Going back to an 8k after 12K is just putting more scratches in the bevel and in therory just making it less smooth.
But, if it works for you then thats what matters. It has taken me almost a year to finally get smooth edges on my razors and the stropping lately has gotten to the point that I'm finding it making a difference. Before I didn't understand why I was doing it as I didn't notice it doing anything. Work on your stropping abilities and just do what makes you happy. BTW, If you do kill the edge on your thumbnail it doesn't take but 8 to 10 laps on a stone to fix what you did.
Hope this helps. From one new honer.It's just Sharpening, right?
Jerry...
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11-15-2017, 02:17 PM #5
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Thanked: 0yeah
I am sometimes doubting my stropping too
but nice to know a bit about whats needed to go back or forth in grid
I try to strop with little pressure , spine leading and concentrate on keeping it flat , but there is for sure improvement possible
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11-15-2017, 02:34 PM #6
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Thanked: 1075All good points so far. Personally Id stay away from the natural finishers, stick with the 8k and see whether your razors degrade after a few shaves. If it does, as said, its improper stropping or the bevels not set.
Once you can get consistently good shaves off the 8k then its time to go to your naturals.
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11-15-2017, 02:55 PM #7
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Thanked: 4822it is hard to say, but the above points are the most likely.
Have you had a razor honed by someone with a lot of experience?
Are you using good quality razors?
There are a few members in the Netherlands, perhaps a quick PM with one of them will help, perhaps you can meet or send them a razor for evaluation and honing.It's not what you know, it's who you take fishing!
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11-15-2017, 03:00 PM #8
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11-15-2017, 06:52 PM #9
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Thanked: 37If you are getting excellent shaves once or twice and then the edge degrades, you probably need better stropping technique. You may be rolling your edge with too much pressure. There are excellent tutorials in the library section of the site. Keep the spine on the strop and have a light touch while stropping.
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