Thread: Extremely disappointed in new, honed TI

Whoops... edited cause I thought he got it from SRD... Nothing to see here..

FWIW, Lynn is not the only one honing for Classic nowadays so it may not lay at his door. Whoever honed it I am sure Classic will stand behind it . Will is a pretty good guy.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

FWIW, Lynn is not the only one honing for Classic nowadays so it may not lay at his door. Whoever honed it I am sure Classic will stand behind it . Will is a pretty good guy.

+1
I'd bet it needs a touch up and they will make good on it.

well, it sounds like either classic missed it on the honing or you need to improve your technique.
extra hollows are a bit different than stiffer grinds, but they are fully capable of great shaves. in the end of the day it's just a tool, the skill to use it properly is essential.

It does say on the SKU that it is honed by Lynn, and it certainly looked perfectly gorgeous upon arrival. I assume it is properly honed. But only the shave matters.

I didn't post here thinking it is questioning honing capacities of anyone they employ, and ultimately would like to keep the razor if I can get a good shave out of it.

What I'd like to know is if others experience with extremely-narrow singing blades dictates how one shaves differently with them-or if perhaps others can say that the singing blade just didn't work for them and a thicker cut of blade did, for example.

I find that whoever has honed the blade, full singing razors just do not shave as well for me as heavier grinds. I have a fairly stiff beard and a heavy razor just sails right through while I feel a full hollow, singing type blade seems to catch and scrape for me.

No refection on the honing, different beards required different techniques, and possibly different razors.

Tony

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

I find that whoever has honed the balde full singing razors just do not shave as well for me as heavier grinds. I have a fairly stiff beard and a heavy razor just sails right through while I feel a full hollow, singing typoe blade seems to catch and scrape for me.

No refection on the honing, different beards required different techniques, and possibly different razors.

Tony

AGREED!!!!!! 100%

I own a TI 5/8's Eagle Brand "Singing" full hollow. It is a different animal from my other full hollow razors. What I've found is that the TI prefers firmer pressure during initial stropping and then a few lighter strokes.


Scott