edge touch-up honing advice needed
Have been having a heck of time with my neck lately and am beginning think that one of the many factors playing a role in the burn is that the edges on the two razors I've been using aren't quite sharp enough to cleanly slice through the hairs of my course, wire brush beard.
Both razors I've been using were purchased shave ready (popped forearm hairs upon arrival) and have only been used 2-3 each:
- One was pretty good on the first shave, pulled quite a bit and was pretty irritating on the second, and pulled a lot and was very irritating on the third despite stropping before shaves 2 and 3.
- The other was great on the cheek but pulled a lot and was fairly irritating on my neck right from the start .
However, regardless of whether I use a 30 deg. angle ... a shallow 10 deg. angle ... go as close to WTG as I can on my sharp, angular jawline and neck ... XTG ... or what angle of attack I try using to get the blade in on the various hollows and curves of my neck, I'm still getting a heck of a lot of tugging, pulling, and irritation.
So, while I'm sure technique is still playing a part in it, I'm also wondering if there's also a good chance they just aren't quite sharp enough for my Brillo pad beard.
In an attempt to find out I'm think I'm going to make my first attempt at a little honing to touch up the edge on one of the two. If anything, maybe it'll at least give a basis of comparison for the two razors.
So here's my question: Do you think I would be better off trying a few passes on a CrOx balsa strop first... or a few light passes on a Norton 8k followed by a few no pressure passes on a Naniwa 12k?