Thread: First BBW/Coticule blade done!

Out of interest, what are you using to check the edge? Traditional tests (TPT, TNT etc..) or some form of microscope?

Off of 1k: TNT, HHT, arm hair shave, microscope. Then HHT, arm hair shave and microscope until done.

HHT is for overall sharpness, arm hair shave and microscope for smoothness. My hands shake too bad to do a TPT. last time I tried a TPT wasn't pretty.

Tonight's shave was very good. Not quite as sharp as what I'd like, but the smoothness level was *alot* more than I expected coming off the Coticule.

Lot's of experimenting left to be done.

Originally Posted by FloorPizza

My hands shake too bad to do a TPT. last time I tried a TPT wasn't pretty.

Judging from the above, enough said. Thanks Pizza.

When you are shaving arm hair, do you do it at skin level or a little higher? If at skin level, try again raising the blade from the skin and see if the hair still pops.

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

When you are shaving arm hair, do you do it at skin level or a little higher? If at skin level, try again raising the blade from the skin and see if the hair still pops.

Both ways, for two different reasons... above skin level as a sharpness test similar to the HHT, and *at* skin level for smoothness testing (how the blade skips, hops, jumps, or just moves smoothly over the skin as it shaves the hairs off.)

Have you tried setting a bevel with your coticule yet?
Mine is eating away steel with a little pressure an slurry.

Kristoffer

Originally Posted by KristofferBodvin

Have you tried setting a bevel with your coticule yet?
Mine is eating away steel with a little pressure an slurry.

Kristoffer

Not yet, but I'm planning on doing that with a Boker that the postman should be bringing today..