+1 on the stainless Friodur! I have an 8/8. It's my only stainless. Not only that, it is probably my best shaver (I have over 90), and I found it very easy to hone. :shrug:
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I filleted it, not on end split. Catch the hair on the side and shave it in half. I actually have it on video, somewhere on Google.
Found it, got 60 some odd videos out there, most of them for espresso machine reviews. And no, that hair was from a hair brush. It is around 2 min into the shot.
[gvideo=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3749612082296863025]
you can fillet hair with a knife, and shold definitely be able to do it with a razor. Remember hair has a grain structure to, a series of overlapping shingles, if you will. Like this:
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
<--- Arrow A Arrow B --->
If you move your knife in the direction of arrow B, it may skip over the shingles. If you go in the direction of Arrow A, the knife catches on the "shingle" and splits the hair.
Scanning electron micrograph of human hair:
http://www.optics.rochester.edu/work.../need/page.JPG
Video of hair whittling:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZZa1Ng5bzY
[quote=cannonfodder;281403]Found it, got 60 some odd videos out there, most of them for espresso machine reviews. And no, that hair was from a hair brush. It is around 2 min into the shot.
Wow! Now that is impressive! Not only the fact that you filled a hair, but the close up filming was very impressive, too.
I know I will not pursue this, but I do appreciate your showing me this procedure.
Thanks,
Steve
I’m on a stainless steel kick right now. Friodurs are so fine, one Hess 42 on the way, another high end stainless blade that is giving me fits but I don’t want to hijack this thread. In general, it takes me quite a bit more time to get that edge happening, you might want to have some carbon steel success first so you don’t kick yourself as hard wonder why nothing is happening. When it does, the shave is sort of wicked and noisy in a neat sort of way. Very clean shave, and I feel like I just risked my neck a bit more than usual – I can really feel like a rouge.