Problem with stropping and hair test

**mlodyellow** · 01-01-2011, 08:48 PM

Thank you very much!

So I stop used oil, I use water in honing, and I clean hone very good last time. Also I do many laps and I strop very well and I feel difference

But I still can't cut a hair... I will buy one more hone in the future and I will try to hone on this 2 stones. I will record a film from honing soon

And one more. I used to hung strop about on 1,7 m but I see on most videos that you hung in about 1m so I will try to hung it on this height

**MickR** · 01-01-2011, 09:03 PM

If you're only going to buy one more stone, may I suggest a Norton 4000/8000 double sided stone. That way you have all of your needs covered for now.
I like to keep it simple for myself. I own three (3) stones; a 1000/6000 double sided, a 3000/8000 double sided and a 12000 same as you. I can do everything I want with these stones and my strop.
Good luck.

Mick
P.S Many years ago I had a Polish friend...Taught me some very bad words in Polish. He was a funny man, a great sense of humour, but with a very stern side to him. I should have learnt to say hello, goodluck and goodbye instead...

**PA23-250** · 01-12-2011, 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by mlodyellow

Thank you very much!

So I stop used oil, I use water in honing, and I clean hone very good last time. Also I do many laps and I strop very well and I feel difference

But I still can't cut a hair... I will buy one more hone in the future and I will try to hone on this 2 stones. I will record a film from honing soon

And one more. I used to hung strop about on 1,7 m but I see on most videos that you hung in about 1m so I will try to hung it on this height

Do you mean the razor pulls when shaving or it won't pop a suspended hair? I suggest you forget about the latter & concentrate on the shave--hair popping must be calibrated in reverse: after you have a blade that you know shaves well, you play around w/ hair popping. Otherwise it's a useless parlor trick.

I would recommend you contact one of the members in Poland & see if they might hone your razor. You should probably also bring your stone & see if they can find out what it is & what its cutting properties are. Hope this helps.

**mlodyellow** · 01-12-2011, 03:22 PM

YouTube - Honing, stropping and hair test

**CaliforniaCajun** · 01-12-2011, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by mlodyellow

So, Poland is in the center of Europe

I don't know anyone who can help mi in my country. I have problem with stropping not with my strop or hone. There are photos of my strop. Picasa Web Albums - Mateusz utowski - strop

I watch every film on youtube and in SRP wiki and still I can't strop my razor very well

I will try to record film with my stropping from diffrent angel and I hope you can help me

Best regards, mlodyellow

I've been straight shaving for about 10 months and I have trouble stropping too. I'm just going to keep on practicing.

**macrob** · 01-12-2011, 05:27 PM

Hi.
Unfortunately i no longer live in Poland but i will try to help you.
Email sent.

**mlodyellow** · 01-15-2011, 03:18 PM

I bought a new hone but It have too much grit I think. After honing on it and next on my 12k hone it's better but I still don't have sharp razor... Have any one hone to sell? Of course used hone about 4/8 k with reasonable price?

**Neil Miller** · 01-18-2011, 11:05 PM

I would get a loupe or strong magnifying glass if I was you. Angle a desk lamp over your bench, place dark paper on the bench, and get the light from the lamp to really illuminate the bevel against the dark background. Then have a look through the loupe - the bevel face may have a multitude of fine scratches - normal - but there should not be a brighter or white edge at the very tip of the bevel - if you can see one it means that the bevel is not set and you have a thin flat of metal all along the bevel where there should be a point. If that is the case, you have to drop down in grit ratings to get the sides of the bevel to meet in an apex.

Of course, you might see other things like micro-serrations (little chips) and/or bits of metal protruding from the bevel, in which case you either have poor steel or are over honing.

Poor steel might not show until you strop - if you look at the bevel again after stropping and notice little flakes out of it then you have a problem!

Regards,
Neil

**mlodyellow** · 03-18-2011, 06:04 PM

Ok, I've solved the problem. I pass now HHT

I have to only hone well my razor, about 20 laps on my new hone, and after about 100 laps on my 12k hone. Thanks for all your posts

**macrob** · 03-31-2011, 07:37 PM

Sorry i've missed your post. What stone did you buy ? Congrats.

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