Thread: Frown on Dovo from Stropping?

Originally Posted by Aerdvaark

And that's what people do, strop on them for years....no?
Otherwise, some facts have been overlooked. Best case scenario...
I used to pull razors off the bay that had wierd frowns. Believe it or not but the wear pattern on the spine was the same of that of the edge. They turned into rocking horses.

a fact that i should state is that it wasn't a monster frown. i saw the curvature in one of them, picked up a precision straight edge to confirm.... heel touching, toe touching, daylight in the middle. frown.

I'm also thinking that there was the off chance that the BQ touched a grinding wheel and killed the temper, but there was no discolouration or grind marks... and it does not explain the other straight.

Well I picked up a barber friends of mines straight today, he said it needs honed.
It hasn't been honed since the last time I did it.....6/15. He strops it approximately 20 times a day, 5 days a week.
(You can do the math if you like)
It still pops hair, but the top of the apex is gone, smooth and rounded. That's all the wear I see.
So it can't be the strop, Period..!!
He strops on a 2 1/2" vintage strop, couldn't tell ya what make, but its well used.

One of these days I'm gonna sneek a video of him stroppin.
It'll make you cringe, [emoji16] but its accurate.

Originally Posted by Aerdvaark

And that's what people do, strop on them for years....no?
Otherwise, some facts have been overlooked. Best case scenario...
I used to pull razors off the bay that had wierd frowns. Believe it or not but the wear pattern on the spine was the same of that of the edge. They turned into rocking horses.

If that's the case old time barbers must have had some really funny looking razors or they threw them away and bought new ones every couple of years.

It's possible that the frowns were there all along, unnoticed. Now that you've gained experience, they are noticeable. Just a theory.

that was my thought too ,, dude the frown was always there, you cant strop a frown with leather, in 15 shaves or 15,000 Tc

Ok, if it's not the stropping our competitors haves some thoughts on the matter.
http://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/...effect.155755/

Originally Posted by Wayne1963

It's possible that the frowns were there all along, unnoticed. Now that you've gained experience, they are noticeable. Just a theory.

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

that was my thought too ,, dude the frown was always there, you cant strop a frown with leather, in 15 shaves or 15,000 Tc

Yep 110% agreement there

Unless you are doing something seriously wrong on the strop

Some Dovos and some TI come from the factor with slight frowns, or so I've heard. They'll still take a great edge if honed properly.

Originally Posted by Aerdvaark

Ok, if it's not the stropping our competitors haves some thoughts on the matter.
http://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/...effect.155755/

Like most everyone in this thread has been saying, you can't get a frown on a razor from stropping. You can get a frown on a razor from improper honing. You have to remove metal and honing does that while stropping does not remove metal.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Like most everyone in this thread has been saying, you can't get a frown on a razor from stropping. You can get a frown on a razor from improper honing. You have to remove metal and honing does that while stropping does not remove metal.

Bob

Ok, stropping does not remove metal, at all, ever, I got it now.
Thanks for the schooling guys, I think...