Thread: The Famous/Infamous Norton 4/8 "JaNorton 2012"

A major milestone!!!!

Ok, I took my experience from yesterday's honing session and tried to apply what I'd learned today.

First lesson: Lynn's Circle video got me closer to a good bevel than I have ever gotten before. I shaved with the 2 razors I honed and was 'satisfactory' but not great. Good friends on SRP made a few suggestions to enhance the results, still using the circles.

Second lesson: The 8k can polish a lot better than I previously thought.

SO, I took yesterdays razors and started over today. I worked the 4k just as Lynn teaches. However, this time, I was not completely satisfied with the resulting bevel and how it raised hair, so I repeated the process on the 4k a second time, exactly as previous.

When I thought I was done on the 4k, hair was leaping off my forearm like NEVER before. So, I took it too the 8k.

I followed through with the circles and Straight and X strokes, keeping my elbow up as instructed. I examined it closely and thought it could be polished a little better. I completed 40 Straight and 40 X strokes and tested it again. I restarted at the light circle point in the process and went through the entire progression again on the 8k.

I finished with an additional 40 str8 and 40 X's and tested again. This time hair literally LEAPED of my arm. I made a pass about an 1/8 above the skin and hair literally covered the blade. I think I have it!!

I'm going to shave with just this razor today and see if it improved over yesterday. I believe I can even see a difference in the edge through the loupe. Amazing. I'll take to 50/50 to the Strop and see what I think.

Wish me luck!!!

Mike