Thread: Help with a (special) wedge..

Originally Posted by RezDog

Have you talked to Karl?

No I haven't spoken to Karl about it yet as I wanted to make sure there wasn't some special nuance to a wedge that I was missing. In this case, with the razor being restored by him, I'm pretty sure it's the Indian and not the arrow

Yes your first thing to do s talk to Karl , we can offer advise, but he did the job. I can't imagine us telling him he did not set the bevel, his work has always been top notch and his knowledge is really well respected, so I,m sure he knows how to tape and how much but after his regrinds I,ll bet the geometry is spot on. There's seething that sent adding up. Do you shave with a wedge ? Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Yes your first thing to do s talk to Karl , we can offer advise, but he did the job. I can't imagine us telling him he did not set the bevel, his work has always been top notch and his knowledge is really well respected, so I,m sure he knows how to tape and how much but after his regrinds I,ll bet the geometry is spot on. There's seething that sent adding up. Do you shave with a wedge ? Tc

I have one other wedge that I use and it's a little more harsh than my typical razor but nowhere near as uncomfortable as this one...

This is pretty strange. If you weren't experienced with razors I would think you had rolled the edge on your strop or something.
Are you shaving the same amount of growth you normally do or have you let it grow longer? You said it was giving you a good shave on the second pass, correct?

Did you shave with it as it came to you without doing anything to it (including stropping)?

Originally Posted by TristanLudlow

Did you shave with it as it came to you without doing anything to it (including stropping)?

Yeah Karl has restored a few of my razors and I always try them for the first time without stropping as he suggests. I don't remember the first shave being completely smooth but I chalked it up to not being familiar with this particular grind. I've probably shaved with it 10-15 times now.

Originally Posted by JP5

This is pretty strange. If you weren't experienced with razors I would think you had rolled the edge on your strop or something.
Are you shaving the same amount of growth you normally do or have you let it grow longer? You said it was giving you a good shave on the second pass, correct?

I've tried it after one day of growth, 2 days and 3+ days pretty much the same result. Yes the second pass is better and results are good so it's a bit baffling to me.