Thread: Razors good or bad

the one I like best is a 7/8 1/4 grind. shaves good. the other is a 6/8 full hollow and it shaves good. the 7/8 is a barber point and the 6/8 is round point. like I said it probably is me I guess I need to keep at it and get a transfusion. I think next time I use it i'll wait 4 days and see if that helps. I do like the heaver blades one of my ducks is a 7/8 round point and I like it. I got into straights heavy so I have a few to ck out.

maybe you just need to bench that one and bring it back later. If you have a selection it seems logical that you would shave with the ones that are the easiest to use. Don't fight with your razor. Pull it from rotation and get back to it in a few months or weeks.

That's a very reputable brand, I'm not sure it's the razor. As much as I hate to say it the problem might be you.

RezDog said it best: perhaps it would be best to shelf this one for a while and come back to it in a few weeks.

So far for me, it seems that different razors have different personalities. Different techniques for different razors. I agree on setting aside untill fresh minded to try again. I sometimes get "mind tracked" into a certain technique with a certain razor, and need to lay it back till I can clear my mind to try again. Happy shavin'.

I can guarantee it is defective and due to the age of it the product warranty has expired.

Being as you cut yourself with the razor, it is now classified as a biohazard and must be disposed of properly.

This can get costly, I am qualified to dispose of said items, and am willing to help a fellow SRP member.

Double bag the Item and securely package it, it will need to come via next day delivery due to hazmat regulations.

I will pm you the additional info.


No need to thank me, I am just a concerned SRP member helping out his wet shaving brethren.

Pat

Otto Bush World Master's rock. Hard to find in good shape. I wonder if you are not using too much angle? Also, razors with a "toothy" edge will be rough and tend to grab and dig.
If you cannot see any serrations in the edge, strop it good on some CroOx and then leather. Shave to see. Some razors get honed with these serrations at the end. Yeah, they cut hanging hairs and all, but leave irritation and cut readily. The CroOx pasted strop will often remove them and tone it down. Strop, technique will solve most problems. JMO

+1 what RezDog said.

I have an American steel blade pro-honed that is mint. It's a 6/8 extra hallow grind. It is uber sharp. The shave, however, comes off leaving me with irritation and a bit of razor burn. I now keep that razor as my holy grail to compare to when examinig my other razors.

Incidentally, during the course of sending my first razor out for honing, I picked up a couple vintage sheffields that weren't prefect in terms of the edge or scales, but they shaved well with a good stropping...comfortable. And that was *before* I got a 12k hone and CrOx. After, the Sheffields are really smooth and I find forgiving. I found that after I honed a Solingren Koeller and Schmitz which is slightly bigger that 7/8, IIRC, it shaved nearly as smoothly. Whether its the weight or the grind or steel, I think I'll find with more experience that it might be all three factors. More blades coming, more experience under my belt, more reading up on SRP should tell. Also, it may be that with more honing experience(and shaving experience), I will be able to pull more potential out of the blades.

Every now and then, I'll go back to the holy grail, but whoah!, the difference. It feels like a feather and doesn't "glide" like the other large blades. This is more telling of technique and muscle memory with heavier larger blades, in my opinion.

Cheers!

ps-that being said, I can grab the 5/8 American steel that was honed for me on an 8k and I pushed it up to 12k and dry pass the back of my neck hair under the hair line and even do dry passes with to areas of the beard without irritation or blood letting(or mirror for that matter). This last bit is going to get me shouted at. again.

sounds like good advice. i'll keep going through the ones I have until I get the ones I do good with. I know that some of them will be just stored and some will find a new home. I just have to keep on until I figure out which is which. and it probably is a lot me. I know that the least scratch will bleed for ever. and maybe i'm going against the grain to much. which brings on the question how close is close enough.