Kreigar razor --- well I got one ,,, grrrr
Ok so long story short, I hope.
I am a real noob to straight razor shaving
So, I decide to get a Straight razor
Not enough research done, bouight a Kreigar
Tried to hone and sharpen it up ... I am just average at honing atm
metal was noticably coming off the spine of the razor .... was this crap metal or something else
stopped and did more google searching for angles to hone a straight razor
Found what I did was correct, but should not lose so much metal off the spine.
Nervous about this I decide to check out sharpening systems
Borrowed a Lansky set from a friend and after some trial and error
managed to get hair shaved from my arm (sharpened at 20 degrees)
Stropping improved this a little - strop loaded with Dovo red paste smooth side
Finished on rough side ( i think i got that part out of order)
Shave test pulled a fair bit - just did on my cheeks
More google searching - found this site -- woo hoo
lots of goood info here - found Kreigar on avoid list - damn ....
Decision - use razor a honing and sharpening skill developer.
With this in mind i decided to try to set the bevel and hone as per usual methods
The difference --- I intend to take photos as I go
To give a visual reference why Kreigar are so poor at shaving
In the next few days I will get to doing this and posting here for all to read
Hope this holds some interest for the members
Rick