Thread: How sharp is sharp?

Just finished a shave. It was the second one with the same Lynn honed razor. The results were better then the first shave.

Somewhere on this forum, not long ago, a member said that when he uses a Feather the first shave is a bit awkward. The second and third shaves are the best.

I get the feeling this might be the case too with a straight.

The first shave I used the Lynn honed razor directly after wiping off the oil. Next first time use of a honed razor I will also do some stropping. And check out the difference.

Originally Posted by strtman

Somewhere on this forum, not long ago, a member said that when he uses a Feather the first shave is a bit awkward. The second and third shaves are the best.

I get the feeling this might be the case too with a straight.

Indeed, it's true. After honing it usually takes a few shaves for an edge to "settle" before you'll get ultra comfortable shaves. It's the same reason why I hold off doing any additional honing when testing a freshly honed blade. If I feel it may require a little more work I'll give it at least a couple more shaves to see if the edge settles, sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't. Of course if it doesn't it's back to the hones.

Yes Blackpool, I am sure my brand new Dovo's were not shave ready. That's why I sent them to Lynn for honing.