Thread: Trying to gauge the right level of sharpness

Im agreeing with these guys. Too sharp? Never herd of it! Id say use some magnification and get a good look at the edge. Like TC said, chips, toothy, these types of things will cause a rough shave.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Im agreeing with these guys. Too sharp? Never herd of it! Id say use some magnification and get a good look at the edge. Like TC said, chips, toothy, these types of things will cause a rough shave.

Guys I did check the edge repeatedly and I was happy to see that it was free of chips. I usually try to work “up” to an edge. I haven’t had to back an edge down before. I know that most of you may disagree but to me it was just over the top sharp. I’m usually in the “just sharp enough” camp for the most part. It’s going to be interesting to see how the edge mellows out over the next few shaves. Thanks for all the input so far everyone.

I found a scope that’s iOS compatible via WiFi. That would allow me to post some pics. It’s possible that you guys may see something I’m missing. But I just checked again and it still looks clear of a wire and/or chipped edge.

Ron has a quality scope that he uses regularly. It might have to be obvious for me to get it. Most of those scope pictures, I have no idea. 30x is as far as I ever go.

I'm afraid I have no answers only questions.
How is it too sharp?
Is it leaving weepers?
What razor is it ?

Just sharp enough is possibly not sharp enough for some of us. Might you need to review your angles & pressure ?

Originally Posted by onimaru55

I'm afraid I have no answers only questions.
How is it too sharp?
Is it leaving weepers?
What razor is it ?

Just sharp enough is possibly not sharp enough for some of us. Might you need to review your angles & pressure ?

It’s an unknown solingen razor. It had very little wear when it came it the mail some time ago. I’ve been SR shaving for around 3 years now and I have my technique reasonably well rehearsed. I’ve also been informed of the never ending pursuit of all that is keen here; )
I’ll be due for a shave tomorrow so I’ll report back after the fact.

Originally Posted by lightfoot

It’s an unknown solingen razor. It had very little wear when it came it the mail some time ago. I’ve been SR shaving for around 3 years now and I have my technique reasonably well rehearsed. I’ve also been informed of the never ending pursuit of all that is keen here; )
I’ll be due for a shave tomorrow so I’ll report back after the fact.

Just thinking, if all your other razors are good ,this one may be at fault.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Just thinking, if all your other razors are good ,this one may be at fault.

I understand your logic. But the only thing is that I haven’t tried really maxing out any other razor like this. This might be worth trying out to have a few more examples to compare.

Sounds like a plan .
Of course, pics may still be helpful.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Sounds like a plan .
Of course, pics may still be helpful.

Yeah I’m still not set up for that yet. I have a 20X dissecting scope that works for me but it’s quite likely that better magnification could reveal another explanation as opposed to just being too sharp. But the shave was deadly close but only slightly uncomfortable. There were a couple of weepers too. I’ve just never had weepers before with such a negligible amount of contact.