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A honing/shaving experiment with Bart
A few weeks ago I started the thread Super sensitive skin!, in which Bart kindly offered to send me a razor to see if my skin would respond differently to a less aggressive hone than I had been shooting for. Offer I couldn't refuse!
I had my first shave with this razor (a Colibri 3/4 hollow ground Solingen steel 6/8") was on 9/15. After three shaves in six days (most recent today, 9/21), I dare say it's making a difference.
Just wanted to document the process with some pictures and see if others have some feedback to add.
First, photo of my neck about an hour after shaving with my normal straight. I will admit that I honed it myself, and I am no master, but it was rather sharp (HHT good!) and polished, and looked good under 100x microscope. Also, this photo is representative of my neck after many shaves no matter who has honed my razor.
Taken 8/31: