Thread: Progressive Honing Guide

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I think we should keep the discussion here just in case anybody else is reading it now Again sorry for the slight posts please pull these when the thread goes to the honing sticky, like I'm sure it will
The edge right off the .25 probably felt slightly sharper, than off a leather strop, because it possibly was a little rougher, The leather aligns and smooths the edge so the "feeling" will be a little smoother, also much more comfortable for yer face.... Keep in mind though every edge and every face is a little different, so my theory has always been "if it works for you keep using it" another thing I just noticed is that in yer post it seems like we are talking about 2 different razors, which if that is the case, then all this is a moot point because even 2 razors of the same brand might feel slightly different when you shave....

We are talking about 2 different razors but using the same side of the face for the tests, both pre-strop and post strop testing. Curiosity had me scratching my head after experimenting for the last couple days.

I had gone through Joel's threads over at B&B on honing the Dovo's and watched Lynn's DVD for the (n)th time and got to thinking.

Kind regards,

Originally Posted by Soopercat

We are talking about 2 different razors but using the same side of the face for the tests, both pre-strop and post strop testing. Curiosity had me scratching my head after experimenting for the last couple days.

I had gone through Joel's threads over at B&B on honing the Dovo's and watched Lynn's DVD for the (n)th time and got to thinking.

Kind regards,

My advice now would be to break it down with 1 razor and actually do the experiment!!!!
See what happens with the shave????
Also the more you strop, the better you get, and you will be paying particular attention to doing it perfect with this, so I just threw another wrinkle in there
Face it we are not practicing an exact science, it is an art, and sometimes I think we tend to over analyze things... But let us know what ya find .....

Originally Posted by gssixgun

My advice now would be to break it down with 1 razor and actually do the experiment!!!!
See what happens with the shave????
Also the more you strop, the better you get, and you will be paying particular attention to doing it perfect with this, so I just threw another wrinkle in there
Face it we are not practicing an exact science, it is an art, and sometimes I think we tend to over analyze things... But let us know what ya find .....

I've done it. which was my reason for the original post, (should you or do you strop after .25) the first shave without stropping felt better. Jimbo mentioned that he used two razors, one for his face another on his head and I've started to do the same. So I chose to do two instead of one (face first). The shaves are both great (closer than with either hone alone) but I still feel that first shave with the .25 un-stropped is very nice. Not that the stropped isn't, but the cheeks feel smoother a couple hours post shave than with stropped razors. Shame, but as you noted, stropping more with deliberate intent to may change my view. Thanks again.

Kind regards,