Originally Posted by
Disburden
Three layers of tape is a lot for a hollow ground razor, if you want to use any use one layer, I use none...I don't see the point. The reason the razor made the buttering toast sound is because when you use tape you're changing the shaving angle a bit...
For example if I use a 30 degree angle on a razor that didn't get honed with tape it may be more quiet than a razor that had three layers of tape..
When you use more tape it's like you're increasing the shaving angle of the razor so when you actually use more tape you should be shaving with an angle lower to your face (spine closer to your skin).
The raze sounds loud because it's like using a much higher angle with a razor that didn't use tape.
Try this, take a razor that wasn't honed with tape and shave with a crazy high angle, the razor will sound loud and scrappy...that's because the shaving angle is the same as a lower angle with a razor that was honed with a lot of tape, which is why it's also loud, your angle is too steep.
EDIT: also clauss razor's have very hard steel, harder than say a Solingen blade and they take more work on the bevel setting stage. Stay on the 1K level with one or no layers of tape and then keep on there until you can shave your arm razor easily, make sure bevel looks even in the light.
When you move to the 4K your arm hair should shave easier and not grab and cut, just cut.
As you progress you can shave arm hair easier and at a higher point (mid length as example) without any pulling or noise.