Thread: Why the difference....identical honing, different feel between razors

I have been using SR for about 3 years. More recently started doing some light restoration, eventually would like to build from scratch.

I have been using a RedDot SR for most of the time as well and an old Sheffield. I recently restored/rescaled several new to me SRs.

My honing is identical on all. 3k bevel set, 8k, then 12 finish then strop.

The Sheffield is the best by far. Butter smooth. The RedDot close second. My new acquisition (Unexcelled Razor Co, Germany—-The Improved Eagle Razor) looks good but just does not do as well. Much more rough. I also did a second one with identical blade type as my Red Dot with a (AntonWingen J-Solingen) but it just underperforms.

Amazingly a friend gave me a buggered up Golden dollar that I modified so it could should its face in public and it shaves great!

Does it come down to actually steel type? I don’t understand.

I will try and include pics of my restores.

Golden Dollar with Bolivian rosewood scales, brass/African Blackwood wedge, heavily modified


Anton Wingen with cocobolo scales


Unexcelled Razor Co. with Lacewood/Leapardwood scales