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04-23-2007, 10:13 PM #1Senior Member
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It burns! It burns!
Well... I've had my first encounter with an over honed blade...
All I can think of it that I have given it a few too many strokes on the 1 micron side of my Tony Miller paddle before moving to the 0.5 micron side.
The result is predictable... razor burn and LOTS of it my poor face is stinging like all hell and it's beet red
On the upside only a single weeper and no nicks.
Oh well live and learn.
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04-23-2007, 10:27 PM #2There is no charge for Awesomeness
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Bugger! As my old grandma used to say, whack a bit of metho on it and you'll be right!
(probably don't whack metho on it....)
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04-23-2007, 10:28 PM #3Born on the Bayou
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Sorry to hear that Lancer . Is there a difference between too sharp and overhoned?
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04-23-2007, 10:30 PM #4Born on the Bayou
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James --what's metho?
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04-23-2007, 10:39 PM #5Senior Member
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If I'd used metho you'd have heard the scream (900Km away)...
Originally Posted by Jimbo
Bugger! As my old grandma used to say, whack a bit of metho on it and you'll be right! (probably don't whack metho on it....)
James.
jaegerhund: not to my face there isnt... and "metho" is slang for methylated spirits (or denatured alcohol) it'd be right up there with using a salt and vinegar mix as an aftershave
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04-23-2007, 11:21 PM #6Super Shaver
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Yes, ... there's no such thing as too sharp. Originally Posted by jaegerhund
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04-23-2007, 11:53 PM #7Born on the Bayou
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Yeah -- I like that attitude Originally Posted by xman
Yes, ... there's no such thing as too sharp.
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but overly sharp razors can cause irritation as well right?
I suppose sharpness (no matter how sharp) ends when a deteriorating (overhoned) edge begins? ---- awh fudge!!!
JustinLast edited by jaegerhund; 04-23-2007 at 11:58 PM.
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04-24-2007, 12:11 AM #8Usagi Yojimbo
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OOUUUUCCCHHH!!!! Originally Posted by Lancer
"metho" is slang for methylated spirits (or denatured alcohol) it'd be right up there with using a salt and vinegar mix as an aftershave
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04-24-2007, 12:49 AM #9Born on the Bayou
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When I first started using a straight razor , I had terrible rash/razor burn on my neck and on the sides of my chin --- it wouldn't go away --so I grabbed the rubbing alcohol (metho I suppose) and dowsed my face with it. Boy that felt good --- like a tropical paradise in Hell --- but James grandma was right --cleared it up for sure (taught that rash a freaken lesson).
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04-24-2007, 12:58 AM #10Senior Member
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If I recall correctly meths doesn't feel that bad on cuts for the first few seconds. It's only after that it starts to burn. At least that's true for cuts on the finger but having never had the inclination to turn masochist I've never tried it on my face.
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