Edge that only lasts a few passes
Hi Guys,
I've been honing razors for about a year now. I'm guessing over 100 razors by now. But recently I had a customer with a new Dovo say his razor stopped shaving half way through his shave. I asked him if it keened up after stropping but have not heard from him yet. Then yesterday I had a customer bring an Art of Shaving straight razor. After honing it was showing similar results. I test shaved a few passes it stopped shaving. Dull as dull. Nothing from the thumb pad test. I strop it up. Zingo bango the thumb pad test says yikes that a sharp one, nice gummy feel. Shave a few more passes dull as dull, strop and sharp again. I looked at it under a 30x loop and the bevel looked good, high polish to shaving edge, no defects in the edge, no bur, no foil, just an edge.
I set the bevel on a 1000 Norton then moved up 4000 Norton then 8000 Norton then 12000 Chinese wet then 15000 Chinese wet then strop linen the leather, a few passes on a glassy Swaty, strop linen then leather.
I have never had this issue with any vintage straight razors. I found it added that I had two in a row that dull so fast yet keen up with with simple stropping. I generally strop 15-20 laps on both linen and leather.
Anyone have any thoughts on this? I don't have the razors anymore they have been given back to the customer.
Thanks,
Mike