Quote Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT
I wanted to shave-test the little Eskiltuna frameback I got from Ivo and the Filly #12. Near the end of stropping the Eskiltuna, I caught the edge and gave my strop a DEEP cut. Took me forever to work it out. There are 2 reasons for this:
1) The razor construction -- The blade and the tang are very thin. The only thick part of it is the spine that got clamped onto it. The blade is also very narrow so it doesn't have a big blade's tendency to stay flat.
2) I didn't adjust for the razor's construction.
In addition to that, the Filly wasn't honed properly. It shaved but it pulled like a $##%$#%. I don't remember shaving with a blade honed that badly. My excuse is that I was impatient to try the new bench-hone. Ofcourse I delayed the tryout with an insuficient honing job.
Today I'm going to finish the Filly and repair the edge on the Eskiltuna. Next time I strop it, I'll be EXTRA slow and careful.
Sorry to hear this, Ilija! At least you were smart enough to delay the tryout (last time I had an insufficiently sharp razor I just went on with the shave )

Ivo