Thread: Analysis of the Scythe and Guillotine Cuts. Spoiler: they are the same thing.

Originally Posted by LawsonStone

Would that be the ultra-secret scything stropping motion? Following up on the mystery-shrouded guillotine honing stroke, it makes for a deadly shave, assuming the secret handshake has been used and the plasma-slurry is at the right density...

Okay, I'm taking my hones out of the microwave now, their molecular density is perfect for honing those new titanium straights!

LOL
No I was hinting at the fact that everyone keeps saying a straight edge...

The was to give the hint that a smiling edge which is considered to be the "Easiest" to shave with by many, is ALWAYS scything as it is shaving... Much like the inside curve of a real Scythe the outside curve of a smile in many razors, and that are intentionally honed into many razors edges, helps create that effect with every cutting pass....

Combined with the fact that many of us actually hone the razor so that every single stroke creates striations that look like this ///////// on a straight edged razor, intentionally to help with every cutting stroke and actually Strop exactly in the reverse of those to keep all the striations in alignment thus also creating a scything effect when cutting....

All this is also part of shaving, but is being glossed over...