Thread: Beginners, The 1k shave . . .

Well..I haven't read all the comments on this thread but I thought what the heck. I admit I have never gotten a good shave off an 8k ...I have tried but try as I might it never happened.

However, I had this old Union I need to work some chips out of so I tore into it. It had some pretty rough chips so I started out doing x's on my 325 diamond and soon went to my chosera 1K and the edge developed pretty quickly to my surprise. I went from there to my Neil miller cotton for 25 strokes and then to Tony Miller's new synthetic strop for 50 passes , oiled it and went inside.
Later in the evening I got out my Wool Fat soap and I shaved, thinking I would drop it after one stroke and pick up another razor I had already laied out,but,low and behold I did down ,cross and against the gain and was really surprised. It wasn't perfect but I am impressed with myself.

I started to think about it and realized I had never used a cotton that much after finishing the honeing...also I used more than the usual passes on the strop.
My next move is to go the 4K and see how that shaves and then the 8k using the cotton and strops the same way.

Maby I just learned about stropping a little more...maby the 8k shave is in my future after all...

something I left out...I tape everything!!

Stingray

See post number 92...
Well as expected the 4k shave went well and moved on to the 8k superstone and Tony miller canvas and on to the tony miler old number 2 for a finish...I am now celebrating my first 8k shave and I now know it is not only possible but fulfilling. ...Thanks guys