Gritty

[gary haywood]

I always seem to get my blades shave ready in other words they don't pull and shave very easily but i have to say now and again the odd blade has felt gritty any one else had this problem and why does this happen i'm never sure what hone to drop back to to solve the slight gritty ness if razor was still pulling then i would drop back to say 4k 8k then 12k but the gritty ness never sure any advice would be help ful when i say gritty it is only slight but enought to notice

[DwarvenChef]

Gritty on the stone or face? I'm having trouble following this thought.

Is it just one razor or random assortment ?

[joke1176]

I think I get it: sharp and shave ready, but feels a little rough or gritty on the face. Am I right?

I have a few razors that respond that way, I end up messing around with pasted strops or different grit finishers to get it going right.

One razor, I even had to "drop" back to a coti to finish and it worked in that case.

I bet if you play with some different hones or pastes you will find the "magic" solution for your problem razors.

[gary haywood]

I think I get it: sharp and shave ready, but feels a little rough or gritty on the face. Am I right?

I have a few razors that respond that way, I end up messing around with pasted strops or different grit finishers to get it going right.

One razor, I even had to "drop" back to a coti to finish and it worked in that case.

I bet if you play with some different hones or pastes you will find the "magic" solution for your problem razors.

You've got it thats what i do try between natural;s and paste but i some times wonder has the paste caused this etc etc or is it just the metal. For example i droped back 5k 8k 12k .5 .5ch and it went from gritty to realy comfy i did 3/3 1/5 1/5 pyramid. i'd love to no what is causing this could it be slight over hone causing weak harsh edge i gues i should do less laps and creep up to sharpness instead of over doing these naniwas do cut pritty fast.

[joke1176]

I dunno, in my limited experience it seems that some razors just don't respond well to the pastes.

Example: A Tilquin razor that I just use occasionally refused to be smooth until I hit it about 10-15 passes on a little barber hone and stop there.

If I go back to the pastes, it feels rough again. It also doesn't really respond well to my Japanese natural either.

[gary haywood]

I had a bismark new one it was fine coming of bbw/coti when i added .5 ch.ox it felt harsh so it was back to bbw/coti and it was fine.

[gary haywood]

on the face