Thread: I'm doing something wrong....

Fingers crossed here for ya Brother !!!!

Still pulls and tugs and does not shave half as good as my shave ready Gold Dollar.

:-( Still need to practice some more....

If the razor feels like it's tugging then it's not sharp enough. Either you didn't actually get the bevel "sharp" (I hear this is the most common beginner error) or rolled the edge while stropping (doubful). So try setting the bevel again to a "sharper feeling edge". If you over hone and get a burr that breaks off, it will feel catchy and lumpy. If it does this, you'll have to hone off the burr (essentially starting over).

Another trick I learned the hard way was to coat the edge with a magic marker and then make sure the bevel was being set in all areas of the blade.

Good luck !

I don't think it is my stropping, cause I have been stropping the heck out of the one that is still sharp and it still shaves very well.

I will give Lynn's pyramid a try and see if that helps....

I think it is getting close.... but it drags across the beard, not like the sharp one that goes tink tink as the hairs go bye bye and no pulling.

I also sent out my Dovo "Best Quality" to Lynn today for honing. This honing is not the simple thing you would think it is.

I am a bit confused now, did you not use the 4k and 8k after the bevel set???

If you did, what exactly did you do with them???

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I am a bit confused now, did you not use the 4k and 8k after the bevel set???

If you did, what exactly did you do with them???

After the 1k, I used the 4k, and then the 8k, and then the 16k, and then the CrOx strop, and then the Filly Strop, and then shaved. I guess you would call it progressive...

I'm actually glad to hear that the razor passes the HHT but doesn't shave well.

Not for you, but for me. I'm having the same problem with my Dovo "Best Quality" as well. I didn't hone it to get it to pass the HHT test though, I had it sent out.

The first shave I did with it was ok, but not great. I figured it was just my lack of experience though. I've stropped it before and after every shave, and it still passes the HHT, but definitely still tugs here and there. It also does a number on my neck. The only way I can get a half decent shave is by going ATG on my entire face.

Not sure what else to do though. I'm using Castle Forbes lather, have tried hot and cold shaves. I'm thinking of maybe trying olive oil instead of soap?

Although, if the razor isn't sharp enough, I guess soap/oil won't make a difference. Maybe the blade is defective since it passes the HHT after getting honed?

Keep me posted on any updates!

Originally Posted by Jeffery

After the 1k, I used the 4k, and then the 8k, and then the 1k, and then the CrOx strop, and then the Filly Strop, and then shaved. I guess you would call it progressive...

I was actually asking what laps and techniques you were using...

I have to elaborate a bit here... There are so many things that go into honing, just right here OK???
Are you doing straight down the hone laps, are you using a heel forward angle, are you doing X laps, are you keeping you elbow level, are you dragging the edge off the hone, are you mixing the strokes, are you using to much pressure, are you using to little pressure, are you using the pyramid ????? I am not looking for an answer to just these few questions I am just pointing out some of the variables just in this minute portion of honing

Honing is not a science it is an art and you have to learn it by your mistakes I can type for days but eventually YOU have to figure out the step that YOU are missing...