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Thread: Help! I can't get it sharp.
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04-13-2010, 12:51 PM #19
Isn't Lynn Still doing the honing for Classic? I know he used to, he would have o be the one to tell us though.
OP I hate to say it but it wasn't the razor. It was you. The thing was easily sharp enough to give you a really good comfortable shave. The problem is that a real straight is a completely different animal from a shavette and need different techniques. The angle must be more precise, the prep must be better, the hold must be firmer, the pressure on the skin must be less. In my mind a DE is like a tricycle, a shavette is like having training wheels and a real straight not only takes the training wheels off but in some ways jumps you right to a ten speed.
At this point I would send it out yet again to have the chain put back on and the tires pumped up to the correct pressure. Once you get it back it will be ready to go so you can start to develop all your skills in order to get a great shave. My real straights never slip right through the hair the way a shavette does but they all leave a perfectly smooth shave and are somehow well smoother on my face, less harsh, than my shavette.
Good luck.