Thread: Frustration with my TI

Hey guys,

I've been trying to hone this thing for a while now and it's just not going anywhere. My main problem is that it only seems to cut hair on one side of the razor. It's not perfect on that side but at least it's cutting hair relatively easy off the 8k, but when I flip it over, it doesn't even come close to cutting anything.

Any idea what might the problem here?

thanks,

JF

Have you looked at your bevel with magnification ? An eye loupe or a microscope ?

No, I don't have one. I've tried putting some red sharpie on the edge to see if it was removing it. After about 15 strokes on the 4k, everything was gone except for a little spot on the toe. Probably about less than 10% of the blade.

I should also point out that the razor is a singing razor with a slight smile.

I would say that 15 is a lot of strokes to remove marker from a bevel. I use the marker test to determine what type of stroke I need to attack the bevel. If the marker isn't gone in two or three round trips with a flat x stroke at 90 degrees to the hone I start looking at either a 45 degree x stroke or a rolling x.

I can't get by without at least the 30x eye loupe and microscope I have. Really makes a difference to me to see what is going on with the edge.

So what would you recommend I should do?

I have a norton 4k/8k, coticule, barber hone and cr0

I also put one layer of tape on the spine.

TIs are great razors. Yod don't want to use one as a learner. Yor best bet is to send it to a honemeister to establish a proper bevel and finished edge. Pick up a good but inexpensive razor afterwards to hone with the TI as your benchmark.

Originally Posted by Dups

So what would you recommend I should do?

I have a norton 4k/8k, coticule, barber hone and cr0

I also put one layer of tape on the spine.

You have the tools to get it where you want it. On his honing video heavydutysg points out that most razors guys send him when they fail to get them sharp require more work on the bevel setting. The foundation of a sharp edge.

I suggest that you get an eye loupe of at least 30x power or maybe one of the hand held microscopes that many guys on the forum use. They used to carry those at Radio Shake. One forum member told me he found one on ebay that was of better quality. Not sure which one. I got my 30x eye loupe here thanks to kaptain_zero.

Before I had magnification I was at a disadvantage with my honing. It may reveal what the problem is immediately. BTW, kaptain_zero is in Canada I think. You might send him a PM and see if he is near enough to you to help. He is a very knowledgeable man.

What TI model is it??

Lynn

It's the 'Le sonnant' model .