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09-12-2015, 05:28 PM #1
That's why I asked Mastro Livi to explain his art, to share his knowledge and to turn my idea into reality. Mastro Livi School is in fact supposed to give these kind of information to every straight razor enthusiast. http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ml#post1538243
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09-12-2015, 09:17 PM #2
I would like to add to this that if you do hand strop, first wash your hands with a soap like Lava or similar with pumice in it which will not only clean your hands well but will remove any dead skin. You want fresh, clean skin if you are going to palm hone. If you notice in Mastro Livi's video, his hands are very clean so I believe he cleans his hands thoroughly several times a day because of his extraordinary work. I found this page in a book on the internet which I found very interesting & I will continue to study this subject more. Here's a link to the page:
https://books.google.com/books?id=aQ...rasive&f=false
This pertains to page 575 but I found page(s) 574 & 577 very interesting also.Last edited by engine46; 09-13-2015 at 01:08 AM.
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09-12-2015, 09:35 PM #3
I use the hand stropping when honing just before I use the loupe to inspect the edge. Glad I'm not the only one.
I thought I was too lazy to go use a real strop...Smarter than I look or, not as dumb as I look. Whichever you prefer.
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09-12-2015, 09:32 PM #4
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Thanked: 96Razorguy, I can't wait for the second part of the school. Nothing like learning from the master. I consider a 3k stone course but not as bad as using a 400 or 1k. I used them on old razors and realize how much I need to learn. I use Shapton 4k, 8k, 16k and 30 k. Prefer the stones over paste for finishing and touchups. I have yet or expect to get an edge with my stones to equal his edges but it gives me something to work toward. Your articles and videos make owning his works of art much more personal.
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09-13-2015, 05:54 AM #5
Before meeting Mastro Livi, I too believed the more and finer stones I had, the better. I therefore ended up buying many stones because I thought I could get the best edge by using them.
Then I met Mastro Livi and I was very shocked when I saw what he was using was just a 3k and a coticule, not to mention to see the excellent edges he could put on a blade with those "coarse" stones. To make the story short, I sold most of my stones and kept just few of them. I used that money for buying more razors. :-)
After all, a Belgian Coticule is not so coarse and the edge you can get from it is absolutely great. Mastro Livi taught me "less is more" and this applies to the number of stones you have, number of laps, time spent in honing a razor. You don't need tens of stones to hone a razor, indeed you need a proper and good technique.
Would you believe I could have a very comfortable shave with a razor honed with just a 3k stone? Well, I do believe and had it: when Mastro Livi was telling me about the "stone craze", he honed in front of me a freshly made razor with just a 3k and then stropped it on leather. He then wanted me to shave with it: I believed I was about to have the worst shave in my life, I had a very comfortable shave instead. Technique is everything.
I too preferred stones over paste. Not now, tough. I happily use paste for finishing and touching up edges and I am very happy for that. After all the grit you have from a chromium oxide paste is, more or less, 30k.
Thank you! I am very glad to read about your appreciation.The RazorGuy - StraightRazorChannel on Youtube and Google+
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09-26-2015, 07:51 PM #6
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Thanked: 96It was mentioned to use the forearm. I tried it and was amazed that my shave was actually smoother. I only lapped about 5 times. Don't worry about your wrist. If the razor is being stroked with the blade pointing to the wrist you are doing it wrong and should not be handling sharp instruments.