Thread: I think i screwd my razor

i was honeing my razor but i dont think i did it right now that i use it it hurts bad when i shave like its pulling my hairs out how can i fix this problem !

We're going to need much more information than that to give you a helpful answer.

• What kind of razor
• What kind of hone/hones
• How much honing/shaving experience do you have
• What honing directions were you following
• What kind of condition was the razor in when you started

Welcome to SRP!

Can you give more information about what you know about honing?
Have you read much in the Wiki or the honing FAQ?
What hones did you use?
What kind of razor did you hone?
Did the razor shave properly before you honed it?
How did you hone it?

i have a dovo Tortoise i have a ice bear KING waterstone #4000 when i got information from the company that i bought my razor from they told me to use a 20* degree angle when honeing when i bought my razor it worked fine it cut like butter now i think i screwed it bad

You finished honeing on the 4k? Yup that would be a bit rough on the face. Do you have any higher grit stones or paste? I'm not sure here but the lowest grit stone I have honed and shaved off was an 8k.

Originally Posted by evol

i have a dovo Tortoise i have a ice bear KING waterstone #4000 when i got information from the company that i bought my razor from they told me to use a 20* degree angle when honeing when i bought my razor it worked fine it cut like butter now i think i screwed it bad

When you say a 20 degree angle, do mean you held the blade off the hone at a 20 degree angle?

no i dont thats all i have they told me to get the 4000 and thats what they sold me so i need to get a 8000

What company sold you the razor and gave you that advice? Not that it makes any difference, I'm just curious.

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Originally Posted by dannywonderful

What company sold you the razor and gave you that advice? Not that it makes any difference, I'm just curious.

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