Thread: My Razor is SHARP

We had one on one hands on honing lessons from Lynn, and have passed the knowledge on to a few others so I would hope they are sharp. If not the whole WNY crew is shaving with sub par razors

Originally Posted by CarrieM

We had one on one hands on honing lessons from Lynn, and have passed the knowledge on to a few others so I would hope they are sharp. If not the whole WNY crew is shaving with sub par razors

the lack of sharpness the crew experiences is directly proportional to how many degrees of honing lesson separation exist between Lynn and the shaver

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

the lack of sharpness the crew experiences is directly proportional to how many degrees of honing lesson separation exist between Lynn and the shaver

Yeah, ok... whatever you say

I have razors honed by Lynn, Sham, Josh Earl, Mastro Livi, Robert Williams, Joe Chandler, Max, Glen, holli4, Butch Harner, TheTofer, and if I forgot anyone it is not on purpose. So say that to say, that I have some to compare my own efforts to.

Beyond that, I go by the bbs + smoothness, I get overall and especially the areas on either side of my windpipe (hollows) and my chin. These areas seem to have the toughest whiskers on my particular face/neck. If I get those bbs effortlessly, and irritation free, I know my honing/stropping/shaving technique is delivering the goods. It goes without saying that I am referring to a high quality vintage, custom or current production razor.

I'm certain it's sharp because I just received it in 'shave ready' condition from SRD.

Mine turn out sharp but it almost seems like luck. I blindly follow Glen's honing videos and hope for a good result. I'll learn more as I go.

After honing , and using straight razors , for a little more than 4 years , I can say my razors are sharp .

I voted "hope" because I hone my own razors, and while I am learning there still are plenty of challenges when I meet a new razor. So it is a bit of a hit or miss when I work it, if the sun is in a particularly beneficial position I may be able to coax something good out of it, if not I'll just have call it "acceptable" and work it again.
In some rare cases I believe I am able to get near the maximum out of a razor, but I'm still working on improving.

I judge my razor's sharpness from the shave. Like JimmyHAD said, if the neck is BBS with no irritation, something went all right. Personally, I can add that I also see a difference in how many passes or how much touchup is needed. What can I say, I'm still learning

If the razor provide close and comfortable shave to me without irritation I am sure that's honed properly. Could it be more or less I do not care until it provides comfortable shave.

I voted think due to my 6 month new-b-ism. Despite this though, my straight shaves consistently out shave the fusion shaves of yesteryear.