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Well, thanks to all of your help I had an amazing shave with the freshly re-honed blade. It was probably the first time that I had absolutely no burn with the alum after the shave.

I scrutinized...

You know, during my research into the brand I read that you had and liked them. That fact played a big role in my placing a bid on the razor. :tu

I dulled the edge on my bottle of Frank's Red Hot,...

So it seems that the culprit may be the bevel. I will redo it tonight and see how it goes. This razor was purchased with honing practice in mind after all. :hmmm:

I really appreciate all of the...

I only resorted to that method after trying unsuccessfully to achieve a suitably sharp edge using the method demonstrated by Lynn on YouTube. It looked pretty good with my 30x loupe afterward, but my...

Ah, spoken like a scientist. I know you're right, but just didn't want to put in that much work. Lol

Haha, no such thing as the Brrrrrr method down here in Tampa. I actually interviewed at VCU for residency, but it was 19 degrees with snow on the ground when I went. That was enough for me to drop it...

The burr method was used and demonstrated by a guy that uses the name Slash McCoy on another forum (maybe this one too, not sure). You do passes on one side until you have a very mild but appreciable...

I think it's patina, but a blued tang would be really cool. I will see if I can find a picture of a nicer De-Fi, to see if they were ever blued.



Nice catch. I will certainly fix the above. I...

Hello all,

I just started honing (literally within the past week). I have had success achieving satisfactory sharpness based on the thumbpad test, hanging hair test, and shave tests with all three...