Thread: TI 7/8 Kingwood

I have a TI Kingwood that I bought several weeks ago from Classic Shaving. Though the other TI came shave ready this one was not quite there. I have been working to get it up and running but am having difficulty. I am relatively new to the honing business and I find it difficult to get the right feel for sharp enough to shave.

I can pull it across my nail, pop hairs on the underside of my arm and cut hairs from my head, but when I shave with it, it leaves more than it takes off.

It is a wedge type shaver. Does it take some special technique to get it honed?

Though the easiest way to fix my delima is to send it to Lynn--he always gets them sharp for me--I want to learn to do it myself.

Any help will be appreciated.

jmsbcknr

What hones and pasted strops do you have?

Originally Posted by randydance062449

What hones and pasted strops do you have?

I have a norton 4X 8X and Diamond Paste .5 from Classic Shaving.

jmsbcknr

OK, you have the necessary hones.

First lets eliminate the possibility that you have honed the razor to the point of having a wire edge.

Perform 5 back-honing laps then 3-5 normal forward X pattern laps. If there was a wire edge you may have felt something on the hone like little pieces of grit.

Follow this with 25 laps on the diamond pasted strop then strop and test shave.

If its still not there. do the following laps on the 4000/8000

1/5
1/5
3/5
3/5
1/5
1/5
1/5

25 laps on the diamond pasted strop, then strop and test shave.

Repeat the above 3 times if necessary then let us know how much improvement has/has not occured.

The above is a conservative pyramid honing ratio.

Hope this helps,

Originally Posted by randydance062449

OK, you have the necessary hones.

First lets eliminate the possibility that you have honed the razor to the point of having a wire edge.

Perform 5 back-honing laps then 3-5 normal forward X pattern laps. If there was a wire edge you may have felt something on the hone like little pieces of grit.

Follow this with 25 laps on the diamond pasted strop then strop and test shave.

If its still not there. do the following laps on the 4000/8000

1/5
1/5
3/5
3/5
1/5
1/5
1/5

25 laps on the diamond pasted strop, then strop and test shave.

Repeat the above 3 times if necessary then let us know how much improvement has/has not occured.

The above is a conservative pyramid honing ratio.

Hope this helps,

I did not have to go to the pyramid. I just did the back honing, used the pasted stop and then stropped it. It was much better this morning. will keep working on it. Thanks for the help.

jmsbcknr

Randy, you the man...loved that advice. I'd say that while us newbies here are learning how to hone you'all experts are learning the art of teaching us even better...that was a very clear and concise post. It should go into the files. And having the problem fixed that fast...almost brought a tear to my eye.... :lol:

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

Randy, you the man...loved that advice. I'd say that while us newbies here are learning how to hone you'all experts are learning the art of teaching us even better...that was a very clear and concise post. It should go into the files. And having the problem fixed that fast...almost brought a tear to my eye.... :lol:

First you gotta' learn to hone, THEN you gotta' learn to back-hone ..... Is there an end?





I know, plain leather!

If you feel that the razor needs further work then start with the least aggressive method first.

In your case try more time on the diamond pasted strop. 25-50 laps the clean the blade and strop it on plain leather and test shave. After you have done this a couple of times you will develop a feel for the rate of change that occurs with that particular abrasive and that specific razor. From there you can decide if you wish to go to a more aggressive method such as the conservative honing pyramid.

Best of luck and keep us posted on your results.

Originally Posted by randydance062449

If you feel that the razor needs further work then start with the least aggressive method first.

In your case try more time on the diamond pasted strop. 25-50 laps the clean the blade and strop it on plain leather and test shave. After you have done this a couple of times you will develop a feel for the rate of change that occurs with that particular abrasive and that specific razor. From there you can decide if you wish to go to a more aggressive method such as the conservative honing pyramid.

Best of luck and keep us posted on your results.

The razor was just about there but not quite. I did 25 more strokes on the green stuff and I could definately tell the difference in the shave. One more 25 and I think this thing will walk the dog.

jmsbcknr