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03-06-2016, 09:41 PM #1
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Thanked: 5straight razor, edge retention during shave
Hello there. Thank you to anyone interested in reading my thread, and possibly giving me some insight on this observation I have made.
So I have a good collection of straight razors, shavettes, and safety razors.
Lately I have been using my shavette, but decided to go back to using my straights again. I picked up my Dovo BQ Col. Conk version 5/8s and went to work.
Towards the end of the shave I realized why I had stopped using straights as much, and the reason is between 2 of my very new dovos, I notice that the edge will not hold up through the entire shave. If I do any aggressive XTG or any ATG at all, before the shave is over my razor has a noticeable rough feeling to parts of the edge. I am sure not to use a huge angle, and i'm not getting much irritation, but the roughness does take away from some of the comfort.
Usually 20 laps on leather will cure the issue, but sometimes I have to go over to a refreshing method, with some cromium ox, or something similar.
Do I just have a very coarse beard? Is this normal? Perhaps the heat treat on this razor is not so great, but if I recall I had the same issue with my other dovo BQ.
I'm trying to figure out of it has something to do with how I honed it.... did I take the edge to fine, and its now weak? I'm not sure what to think, but it kind of sucks. Perhaps I have "the beard from hell" !
-Max