Thread: Extremely disappointed in new, honed TI

I've been using straights a little over a month now. I bought a Feather DX and a Lynn-honed Dovo 5/8" full hollow stainless. Only took a few shaves to realize the superior comfort of the Dovo, so I've pretty much retired the Feather. Nearly instantly the Dovo worked like a charm and my skills grew.

After ~2+ weeks of regular use it seemed to lose a touch of the bite it had originally. So I bought a sharpening strop and some diamond paste in 1/2 and 1 micron size, and a few dozen laps on each side of that plus the regular strop seemed to take the Dovo right back to its original bliss.

For no good reason I bought a lovely looking TI 5/8" singing model (reputedly Lynn-honed). And nearly coincidentally, I put a small nick on the Dovo's edge somehow, so that'll have to be sidelined until I get it honed.

The 1st shave today with the TI was horrid. I could hear it scraping across whiskers, but nothing was coming off unless I put undue pressure upon my face, and even then it was far from a clean sweep after a WTG/XTG/ATG (where skin allows) method. I was shaving much the same as w/ the Dovo, but ended up putting the TI aside.

Do singing blades require more pressure, a steeper angle, or some other technique to get great results?

No idea, but common courtesy would be to ask Classic shaving first and give them a chance to fix it, before posting it here.

Kristoffer.

I would strop it your not going to loose anything by trying unless your going to try to return it.

Matt

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%