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  1. 11-23-2005, 12:03 PM #1
    Lynn
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    220-221 Whatever it takes.........lol. Couldn't resist. Lynn
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  2. 11-23-2005, 12:22 PM #2
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    LOL. . . yea Lynn I know, but the razor doesn't talk to me like it does to you...lol. I find the razor digs into my nail at every step and slices my thumb on every hone too. Yous guys....
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    Hello str8 razor friends,

    May I entertain doubts whether such mathermatical approaches lead to significantly better results?

    My feeling is that becoming one with the materials during honing and stropping yield better shaves and much more pleasant experiences, provided one uses basically correct techniques.

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    I'm not going to get anywhere with this thread am I? LOL
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  6. 11-24-2005, 02:09 AM #6
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    If your trying to quantify the honing process, good luck. The pyramid scheme is really a struggling attempt to try and do just that and its a convenient starting point. In reality each razor is an individual and each one takes a different degree of honing to do the job. Even new out of the box razors all require different approaches. I had two sequentially numbered SRP TI razors and out of the box they each required radically different honing schemes to get shave ready.

    Its all a matter of experience and feel.
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  7. 11-24-2005, 03:26 AM #7
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    Just thinking about it hurts my head. I know what you mean, but there are too many factors. Any hone will remove more of a rough surface than that of a smooth, but all smoother hones remove less than rougher hones. Rough honers will remove more of any surface than others. The quality of each razor as mentioned.

    I think in order to answer those questions we need to ask first what makes the pyramid work.

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