Thread: New Sharpness Test

Well I had a great shave with My Henckels restored by me. Nice 5/8 spike point with original scales and very little hone ware. You know just a nice razor.

Great shave like I said!! tabac lather Dominica bayrum after you know just a good time.

Well the clean up is where it all went wrong I was wiping down the blade and scales you know when you get a little splash of water in between the scales you wipe it out with a small piece of toilet paper (or at least I do). Well normally I flip the blade around so it's facing away from me but oh no not yesterday morning I was living on the edge blade laid out flat open.
Well as I ran the TP through the scales it hung ever so slightly and so naturally I gave it a little harder tug and ooops!! paper ripped and the pad of my thumb ran oh so hard right down the blade, well not all the way down it was more of a slam into it hard and stop!!!!

Well needless to say this razor is nice and sharp I was very proud of my honing skills as I tried to stop the bleeding.
It took around 2 hours and finally it stopped (I probably should have went and got stitches)
Well the pictures are from tonight and the test was conducted yesterday morning around 8:30 and trust me the pictures do it no justice.
Well enjoy!!!

That hurts to just look at it.

I like the scales, BTW.

All I can think to say is.... OUCH!!

Yeah, that hurts. I managed to pull a slightly less severe version of that myself yesterday.

I just don't think most people are going to go for the "Hanging Thumb Test" bro. No sir....not gonna do it!!

Originally Posted by ThePhill

I just don't think most people are going to go for the "Hanging Thumb Test" bro. No sir....not gonna do it!!

Yeah, that's one test that I will NOT be keeping in my arsenal!

Glad it's not REAL bad...could have been a lot worse...

Might want to recheck the edge. After a run in like that, I wouldn't be surprised if there's some blunting.

Congrats on the successful honing, and do be careful in the future.

EDIT: I just showed my gf, and she said you need to clean it better. Personally, when I cut myself on anything, I clean the area, pinch it shut, and apply some crazy glue. Works like a charm.

That's a beautiful razor, the thumb, well you might want to pawn it off on the bay. Now with continuous cleaning and care you may be able to nurse it back to close to original condition.

That last picture's a doozy, wow. At least you didn't go a little farther and damage the blade on a bone!

I bought some razors last week from someone who quit shaving with straights after he cut his ear badly. Didn't say how.

I have cut myself several times. Oddly, or maybe not so oddly, it's not while shaving. It's at other times when my guard is down.