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Test shaved this stainless Fridour AGAIN tonight--I am really impressed with how smooth it feels. It just doesn't feel like a sharp edge on my skin, but it cuts hair! I also wonder--hope?-- if maybe...

That grainy feeling I noticed--it was so pronounced and gritty, I actually kept stopping and thinking there was some kind of debris on the hone, which I then kept rinsing off. After a while I figured...

I gotta say...I love this razor! Gave it a good honing, following all your advice that it would take more strokes, which it did. I got it pretty nice, but decided to drop back down to the Naniwa 3K...

thanks everyone. I'm glad to know there is not some additional stone or stroke or technique involved. This razor is in very nice shape, pretty much NOS, so I think it will likely turn out nice.
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I recently picked up a pretty nice Fridour razor with "Inox" stamped on the shank. I know that means some species of stainless steel. I've also heard the Fridour stainless razors are among the best...