Shave Ready but not Poppin' Hair Ready!:(
Dear Fellow Razorheads-Recieved two nice razors today- a Jahn's Jewelers and an anonymous yellow scaled razor via EBay.Paid around $24.00 for the former and $15.00 for the later. No chips and no rust!:) Tried using just the Naniwa 12K on the no name razor, but had to go back to 4K on both. Did 40 circular strokes on 4K plus around 10 straight and 10 diagonal strokes. Did the thumbnail test at this stage and both were grabbing the nail:) Then did the same on 8K and 12 K Naniwa, except no more thumbnail tests! Followed with 30 or so on the felt strop and then 60 or so on my 3" Big Daddy. Although both will shave, they are not hair poppin' sharp. VERY leary of over honing and definitely no wire edge on either using the 30X Eye Loupe. Any ideas here? Great forum!:)-Gearhead