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06-18-2013, 07:46 PM #1Member
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Dovo v.s. W&B taking an edge
Today I honed up two razors, Dovo Prima Klang and W&B wedge. Both hones and honing method were the same, save for heel heading half-moon stroke for the smiling wedge. I set bevel on select 8x3 Coticule with heavy slurry, then moved to BBW starting with milky slurry and thinning down to water and finishing on Coticule with water only. Number of strokes past bevel setting was kept the same. I know I am new to this and things surprise me all the time, still can't believe that steel difference can cause such a drastic difference in the bevel finish.
Both snaps are right off the hone, no stropping no CrOx.
Both razors shaved well and left much less irritation than a pro-sharpened Dovo Bismarck I keep as a benchmark (I guess I will downgrade it from being a benchmark to a point of comparison
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I am happy to say that shaving comfort of the Dovo that I honed is very comparable to when I just got it from SRD.
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06-20-2013, 07:39 PM #2Senior Member
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Is the W&B the top pic? I had my W&B smile wedge shaving at a 9 till I tried to improve it. Lol more like unprove. Couldn't leave alone. Some seem better in aa unpolished state. Relatively speaking. JMHO I'm no master.
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nope, actually the lower one is W&B. Looks like it takes a much more polished bevel compared to Dovo
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06-20-2013, 08:07 PM #4At this point in time...
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off the Coticule.... Originally Posted by Cros
Use a different finisher you might find a different result, but as you say "They both shaved fine"...
This is the departure point, are you absolutely sure you want to take the leap, you are about to depart from "Shaving" and start "Chasing the Edge"
Chasing the edge can get expensive, time consuming, and frustrating, but it can also bring a true sense of accomplishment when things come together right, what pill Neo, the Blue or the Red ???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEAcHBRPr9ALast edited by gssixgun; 06-20-2013 at 08:10 PM.
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off the Coticule....
Use a different finisher you might find a different result, but as you say "They both shaved fine"...
This is the departure point, are you absolutely sure you want to take the leap, you are about to depart from "Shaving" and start "Chasing the Edge"
Chasing the edge can get expensive, time consuming, and frustrating, but it can also bring a true sense of accomplishment when things come together right, what pill Neo, the Blue or the Red ???
What Is The Matrix? Your Choice Is The Red or Blue Pill - YouTube
)) I just want to understand why 2 bevels get a different polish on the same stone and honing method... can steel cause the difference you see on above snaps?
