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08-26-2009, 09:35 AM #1
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Thanked: 1Why does razor pulls and scratches my face despite HHT passed ?
I encountered a problem. I've been shaving with my straight for nearly a year now. During this time i had to hone the razor a few times. Tha razor usually maintains good sharpness for about 2 months. I always use HHT to check if the razor is sharp enough. However, the razor passes HHT only if it's stropped after honing. So my honing looks like this:
1. 5..10 strokes on the 8k
2. 20 strokes on the strop
3. HHT test
4. If HHT is passed then I stop honing. If not, i get back to 8k and do 2..4 more strokes and 20 on the strop and do HHT again.
I always used this procedure with good results. Unfortunately, last time i honed the razor in the same way (with the HHT passed very well) but the shave was not comfortable and the razor pulled my whiskers somewhat also i felt pain on the face skin.
I thought i had overhoned the razor so I did a few strokes in stropping direction on 8k and started to hone again until it passed HHT. Unfortunately i had uncomfortable shave again. I felt some pulling, sratching and pain after the shave on the face as if it were "washed" with abrasive paper. Is it possible the razor is still overhoned ?