Thread: Need honing Help!

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, they definately helped. I was able to get my razor shaveable, still not as good as when it was professionally honed, but functional. That being said, my Feather also arrived and I gave it a run today. Oh my goodness, what a difference. Shaving with the incredibly sharp feather was significantly better. Much faster, easier shave, and no honing required is a definate bonus. Even getting the harder places (like under the nose and on the chin) was a breeze with such a sharp blade. The feather cut so well I couldn't even feel it cutting, it would just glide across my face.

So I think I will be replacing my regular straight with the feather from now on. I just can't get past the difference in how easily it cuts the hair lol.

Originally Posted by hostage67

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, they definately helped. I was able to get my razor shaveable, still not as good as when it was professionally honed, but functional. That being said, my Feather also arrived and I gave it a run today. Oh my goodness, what a difference. Shaving with the incredibly sharp feather was significantly better. Much faster, easier shave, and no honing required is a definate bonus. Even getting the harder places (like under the nose and on the chin) was a breeze with such a sharp blade. The feather cut so well I couldn't even feel it cutting, it would just glide across my face.

So I think I will be replacing my regular straight with the feather from now on. I just can't get past the difference in how easily it cuts the hair lol.

You will be back... I have found that it is possible to hand hone
a razor to an edge that for me is nicer and smoother
than a Feather blade. It does take time and practice....

I love my Feather -- Some days it reminds my that
I still have a lot to learn, some days it rewards me
because I got this one honed and stropped better
than the Feather. When I get an edge just the
way I like it and no one is home I let myself hoot
and holler with pleasure.

That reminds me -- I should rinse the dust off
and see where I am.

Enjoy your feather... it is a darn fine solution for
wiping whiskers from a man's face.