Thread: Uncomfortable first shave

Hi Tobias!

Did you send the razor to the guys at gents.se?
If you did your razor is not shave ready,did the same thing a while back,it came back sharp but not shave ready,atleast not for my beard.I bought the Norton combo stone a couple of weeks ago and with my crappy honing my blades are sharper then the blade I let them sharp..

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//Victor

Yeah, I sent it to Gents. Interesting. Is the honemeister over there not good enough?

I don't want to point finger,but my blade was'nt sharp enough for my beard..Maybe it's sharp enough for the guys at Gents..??

Knife sharp and razor sharp are two different things. Are they a knife shop? If so they likely sharpened it to knife sharpness (which I consider to be similar to factory honed- thats what razors are like when they come new from the factory ie. not shave ready).

They are a online shop for shave stuff,mostly disposables,moisturizers for men and so on.They have a straight razor sharpening service,they told me they used oil stones but I did'nt ask for specifics.I shaved with the blade,WTG was doable with irritation(had to use alot of pressure to get it smooth),ATG irritation and blood..

I'm a pretty fresh straight user but i tried all kinds of angles and stopped according to all the guidelines and was very carefull not to roll the edge,but just could'nt get a decent shave from it. Maybe others would find the sharpness good,but not with my beard..

I bought a norton combo stone a couple of weeks ago and my blade is now way sharper..

//Victor

Originally Posted by woork

They are a online shop for shave stuff,mostly disposables,moisturizers for men and so on.They have a straight razor sharpening service,they told me they used oil stones but I did'nt ask for specifics.I shaved with the blade,WTG was doable with irritation(had to use alot of pressure to get it smooth),ATG irritation and blood..

I'm a pretty fresh straight user but i tried all kinds of angles and stopped according to all the guidelines and was very carefull not to roll the edge,but just could'nt get a decent shave from it. Maybe others would find the sharpness good,but not with my beard..

I bought a norton combo stone a couple of weeks ago and my blade is now way sharper..

//Victor

Victor-

If you are using any amount of pressure at all it proves two things.

1)That is why you are going to get irritation.

2)Your blade is not sharp. It should be able to cut the hair on your face without pressure at all.

Has anyone else had experience of the sharpening done by this company?

Originally Posted by sidneykidney

Victor-

If you are using any amount of pressure at all it proves two things.

1)That is why you are going to get irritation.

2)Your blade is not sharp. It should be able to cut the hair on your face without pressure at all.

This was today's lesson for me.

I've been in a Love/Hate relationship ever since I started using a straight over a year ago and now I am convinced it is because of me using too much pressure.

Today's shave was a very good one because I focused on stretching, blade angle, and using no pressure whatsoever.

I've also learned that there are some areas where I can't go ATG or even XTG because if I do I can count on in-growns and or irritation; but I can get BBS without those passes anyway.

Knowing when to stop is also important. Those plumped up hairs will shrink back after a few minutes of drying.

The result is a fine shave.



Randy