Thread: Success at last!!!

Originally Posted by Milton Man

Congrats, Dups! That's great that you finally got it honed properly!

As for why two layers of tape? Well, my understanding is that Dovo "hones" the razors with the spine lifted off the stone (or rotary wheel) which may account for the more acute bevel angle - as with anything that is done by hand, perhaps a person there had a particularly acute angle of attack that day...I know this is why it takes 2-3 layers of tape to re-establish a bevel after bread-knifing...so it may have been that 2 layers of tape were needed to get over the shoulder of the bevel and on to the edge.

Just a though...

Mark

That sounds right to me. It suggests that it was not properly honed by the prior user.

Congrats, Dups!! Darn good feelin', ain't it? The only problem with successfully honing a razor, is you then start looking around for more razors to sharpen... HAD feeds Rad feeds HAD... it's just a vicious cycle.

Originally Posted by FloorPizza

Congrats, Dups!! Darn good feelin', ain't it? The only problem with successfully honing a razor, is you then start looking around for more razors to sharpen... HAD feeds Rad feeds HAD... it's just a vicious cycle.

hehe! I got a Josh Earl razor that should be here in a day or two. Hopefully that will satisfy my hunger for more!

50 strokes? Thats' 25 laps. Isn't that an awful lot for a new razor? Maybe the reason I am getting as good an edge as I would like on my Dovo is a lack of laps, then? I've done about 4 laps, 6 laps, 12 laps and 10 Laps and 20 laps going from 4K, 8K, 12K to canvas to Leather strop. While I do get a decent shave with little redness, It's not a particularly close shave.

Originally Posted by thesaint252

50 strokes? Thats' 25 laps. Isn't that an awful lot for a new razor? Maybe the reason I am getting as good an edge as I would like on my Dovo is a lack of laps, then? I've done about 4 laps, 6 laps, 12 laps and 10 Laps and 20 laps going from 4K, 8K, 12K to canvas to Leather strop. While I do get a decent shave with little redness, It's not a particularly close shave.

That's the really hard part about honing and stropping... there really isn't any magic number of strokes on hones nor strop.

I bought a shavette so I could directly compare my straights to the comfort and sharpness of machine disposable blades. One stroke WTG on a cheek with the shavette, then one with the straight. If the straight was equally comfy as the shavette, it's *probably* properly honed. I then do the exact same test ATG. If the straight passes this test, it *is* properly honed and stropped.

Prior to the shavette, I'd just take my regular adjustable DE Gillette safety razor and do exactly the same test. Remember, if your straight razor shave isn't every bit (if not more) comfortable than any other method of shaving, something is wrong.

Dups congratulations!!! I guess that you are taking that Special out of the classifieds... ;-)

Al raz.