Thread: I hate my @#$%^* beard!!!!

My beard is the steel-eating monster from the blackest nightmare depths of hell. It eats razors for breakfast. It will eat one of my edges in 5 shaves. It will eat one of Glen's edges in 8 shaves. I cannot use the Chinese 12K by itself to do touch-ups: it's not aggressive enough to grind past the damage. The hair on my head eats a razor in 3 shaves. I AM GOING TO CALL MY FATHER AND BITCH HIM OUT! No, wait...Do you get your hair from your father's side or your mother's? FINE, THEN I'LL BITCH HER OUT TOO!

Whew. I needed that. I feel much better now.

Johnny I think it is high time you look for a heavy wedge style blade and see if that can't tame the brillo pad you call a beard

I agree with Glen Johnny. Maybe even whack a set of scales on an axe head!! Seriously, Glen's advice is sound, IMO.

James.

I'm in the same boat. 4 to 5 shaves and its back on the hone. I don't think its that much of a big deal. Life is too short and I own too many razors to have a bad shave.

Last week I was too lazy and shaved with a blade I shouldn't have.Now I remember why I hate dull razors

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Maybe even whack a set of scales on an axe head!!

Do you think a chainsaw would look good in cocobolo?

Originally Posted by Lt.Arclight

Life is too short and I own too many razors to have a bad shave.

HA! Yes, life is too short for cheap wine, ugly women, & dull razors

You can't even touch it up on some chromium oxide? I usually need to touch mine up after 5 shaves or so, but 20 trips on the paste does the trick for a few months before it needs a real honing.

No, Matt, Cr02 works once or twice, then it starts rounding my bevel.

Glen, I've been doing all this with my new 15/16 W&B wedge. After I set the bevel & honed from scratch, it was wonderfully sharp. Not as sharp as yours since I stop at 12K, but very sharp nonetheless. I got 5 shaves out of it. Not bad. Yesterday I tried to touch it up with 50xChinese. No dice. Today I tried 20xSwaty + 50xChinese. Much better than yesterday, but still not like it was when it was fresh. Tomorrow I'll have to try 50xStropback + 50xSwaty + 50xChinese. In the future I'm going to try using the Chinese before each & every shave, because going through the entire 3-hone progression is a pain in the @$$.

Technically I could eliminate a step & shave right off the Swaty, it's plenty fine enough, but the Chinese is just sooooo much nicer, I really like it. Plus, what with all this honing I'm doing, I'm getting pretty fast at it

Hi Guys,

Regarding the heavy wedge, the reason being a better supported edge via its thicker, more metal design?

Originally Posted by kevint

Hi Guys,

Regarding the heavy wedge, the reason being a better supported edge via its thicker, more metal design?

Indeed, Kevin. The blade should flex less, the edge should deform less, and it should hold up for more shaves.

Johnny, just keep in mind that more metal on a wedge also means you'll have to remove more metal when touching up, and that means more passes per hone.

Maybe try taping? What would give a larger angle on the cutting edge, hence a wider bit of metal just above the edge; maybe it would hold up a bit better?

Is linen a part of your stropping routine? If not, give it a try. It helped mine.