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I've shaved with my Duble Duck Special, Duble Duck Satinedge and a new Sumate Barber De Luxe, having honed them using the super aggressive method we've been exploring for the last week and they all...

Yeah, I didn't notice it at first, but by the end of the day I actually had a little stubble. I do still suspect I've been over focussed on the higher grits in the past and will be careful not to...

This scratchy feeling was NOT a wir edge. We've just gone down that road and there's no need to go back. What I created was a VERY sharp and I assume very dureable cutting edge that was just a bit...

I did that new aggressive pyramid just as you recommend. I was only going to do it on my Böker, but my other razors needed refreshing and the standard short pyramid wasn't quite getting the response...

Well my shavers were beginning to slip a bit so I took them all to the hone (except the ones I got back from Lynn), even the Böker that I was playing with over the course of this thread since the tip...

That Pyramid might be a good thing to try on a TI. I'd definitely say it is an Advanced Pyramid, not based on whether or not it's harder to achieve the edge, but because the Standard Pyramid let's a...

I know those of you who think differently aren't going to like this, but I did the small pyramid and left it at that, no pastes followed

First of all The Thumb Test produced a wildly noticable...

Well after last I posted I went for a few light trips on the 0.5 and 0.25, 20 and 10 light laps respectively and I was still experiencing rash, so I went back to the 8000 for about 12 laps and still...

Alright. I did just as you recommend, Joe and the razor might be perfect.
The thumbnail test provides a smooth glide.
The thumb test produces a gentle tickle with no biting. :eek:
The hanging...

I can see the 4k striations with my naked eye if I look for glare. The light has to be just right and I have to wear my glasses, but they do show up. I can see almost anything which I would be able...

So I did another 100 laps on the Honemaster and came up with the same result, a scratchy shave. I do not use a microscope, so I can't coroborate my observations with visual data, but I accept how you...

So here's what happened first:

I had shaved with my Böker last on Sun Day you might recall if you read the SOTD thread. It was beginning to dull before that and so I took it to a small pyramid...

So. . . I don't want to discount your observations, Joe. I mostly agree with you, but you're talking as if I share the same experiences as you.

When I was honing up the ForestryProf's Wostenholm,...

This is just insanity, Joe. While it's true that most razors can go a long while before needing a trip to the 4k, others (like Ed's Wolstenholm) NEED the 4k and less of the 8k.


You might be...

They don't actually fit in together quite so neatly, but think of it in three dimensions, the deapth of the striations from the surface down. Again, it's impossible to get them even, but the various...

I use the 0.25 as well. In fact I follow the 8k with about 6 laps on the 12k followed by the 0.5 mocron stick and finally about 10 - 20 passes on the 0.25. I have just experienced that too much...

I seriously doubt that the 8000 grit alone will ever provide a perfect shaving edge. I find that I have to be quite careful with the 8k in order not to over polish the edge. The 4k side seems...