Thread: Sharp enough

Well I have my Razor sharp enough to shave with ( cleaned up my beard with it earlier tonight). I have gone as far as using an Arkansas Black fine surgical grade stone. The blade shaves nicely so do I need to take it to a keener edge? With Natural stones i can still step to the Translucent Arkansas Whet or a super fine synthetic., but I am not sure it's worth the cost of another stone? any suggestions?

Don

welcome to srp

it really depends on what do you want out of the razor and i think only you can answer this question.

Originally Posted by DRiney

The blade shaves nicely so do I need to take it to a keener edge?

Originally Posted by DRiney

The blade shaves nicely

Don

Don This is it. if it shaves nicely what else are you looking for?

+1 to what gugi and hi_bud said. You say the razor is shaving nicely so if you expect that it could be shaving even more nicely maybe another stone is in order. You could also go diamond paste on balsa, chrom ox or diamond spray on felt. I liked Arkansas stones for pocket knives but IME waterstones lend themselves to more efficient sharpening of razors. Different kettle of fish and they give faster and finer results IMO.