Is it just me or does he also scare the sheesus out of you too when he hones?
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Is it just me or does he also scare the sheesus out of you too when he hones?
Yup. It's obvious that the guy doesn't have the first clue about how we hone!:gaah:
the scary part is his edge testing routine (super fast edge against nail) and also the hand stropping is really hard core... LIKE EXXXTREEEEEEME!
Ran shivers down my spine when i saw it:nono:
I haven't watched the dvd that came with my new razor from him but the edge is fantastic. Clearly gets the right results.
Claude
I think he knows what he do, because it is sure mastro.Maybe it was just advertisement.
What disturbs me the most about his honing, is the lack of care for his newly produced product. I wish he would take suit like most other vendors and put some tape on the spine. I know the razors are meant to be used, but when you take something that has a beautiful pattern, then break it up with hone wear, it is a shame.
You guys act like these things could actually hurt someone
:gth
Watching the videos available, the only sense I get is someone who is so comfortable with the razor making process, from forging to stropping, that he moves so fast as to make all others pale in comparison. A true master at work.
Yes, I see how he flips his razors over the edge instead of the spine, but a man doesn't make razors that sell for $1000+ if he can't put a proper edge on them. Just because he is able to work quickly doesn't mean he can't do a proper job.
Where does one go to see these videos?
Theres a few on youtube just look up mastro livi.
Cheers Mark~
I've watched the videos and always wondered too...wow...the ones sold through SRD..does Lynn "refine" the edges on them?
First when I watched a Livi sharpening video, I didn't believe that those things could shave after what he have done to that poor razor :D
YouTube - SnakeRazor
YouTube - Japanese style razor
The second video is scary too. I wonder what stone was he using for the japanese.
Wow, wonder how many times he cut himself in his early years. Very cool to watch a master craftsman at work, they make it seem so easy.
Geeze. That's downright creepy! But I suppose his results vindicate his method as he employs it!
Doesn't everyone hone razors that way?
:beer2:
Livi certainly is a master, and I know "different strokes for different blokes," but his honing/stropping just seems volatile. It obviously works, but it really does look like he's going to slash that loom-strop in half every time he wacks the razor down.
Is that an translucent Ark he goes to after the coticule?
In another thread Lynn said he asked the maestro, and yes, its a translucent arkansas.