Thread: How sharp do you like it?

Originally Posted by Johnl

warning for all who don't know glen he practices on his cats before he sends the blades back. if his cats sit still for the shave he knows he has it sharp enough lol.

It may be sharp... but is it smooth? 2 Different ball-games ya know

LikesBBS sixgun hones blades for a living i doubt he will ever send one to anyone else. i cant say he is fantastic because i haven't mailed him mine yet but once it needs honed i will.

Originally Posted by LikesBBS

Sixgun should send me a razor to hone... you will like it ... promise. And I won't charge a penny

Originally Posted by LikesBBS

It may be sharp... but is it smooth? 2 Different ball-games ya know

seeing as a cat isnt running i would say its smooth as well.

Ez tiger, was all jokes.

Now, are the cats fat? Theirs a few other factors which need to be calculated here

I mean anyone could shave a cat that's 17 years old, 45 pounds and arthritic - see where I'm goin here???

i think his cats are fat like cant even make it to the food dish fat.

Originally Posted by LikesBBS

I mean anyone could shave a cat that's 17 years old, 45 pounds and arthritic - see where I'm goin here???

Originally Posted by LikesBBS

Thank you...... exactly what I was looking for. And I will probobly see what you mean in the next week about liking the edge better after a few shaves/strops cause mine after the first honing/stropping cuts fantastic but feels semi-harsh, where off my 8k it was smoother (just used a 12k first time).

The boys in the safety razor forums feel that same way about Feathers and other ultra-sharp blades, that they shave more comfortably after the 1st or 2nd shave. Some even gently draw the edge through a piece of cork before the first shave to smooth it out.

I used to extend my honing progression all the way to 30K, but lately I've stopped at my 12K Naniwa SS and plain leather stropping and find those edges shave very well. My experience has been that some steels don't hold up well at 16K and 30K levels. I know that 16K and 30K edges should be sharper and perhaps more refined, but my results with 12k have been so good that I see no reason to go further.

From a beginners perspective and very little experience, I go up to a 12K Nani and finish on a Zulu Gray. That seems to give me and my honing technique more smoothness than stopping at the Nani 12K. As far as not feeling any tugging goes, I have never had a straight razor, DE blade or cart razor that I did not feel some very slight resistance to the stroke. I don't think you can eliminate that totally, close but no cigars. I try not to get too OCD about things and quit when it just works well enough.

Bob

I gave up straights...and just use clam shells now