Thread: Is my razor dull or too sharp?????

Hey, Ramos.

That's alotta strokes on abrasive pastes. You mention a thick beard. There's one member here whose bear just devours edges. Funds were short for stones - and he was new enough that stones weren't the best solution at that point. What kept his edges shaving was once a wk, he would take 2 sheets of newsprint, place them over a hard, flat, smooth surface, such as a hone, a pc of plate glass or polished marble/granite tile. 70 strokes on the newsprint, then 60 linen, 1-200 leather, and you're back in business. Without the linen/leather follow-up, it will be quite harsh. The good part of this process is that unlike your pasted strop, it doesn't round the bevel, but keeps it quite flat. It lacks the 'cool' factor, but is quite effective.

Good info here.

Way too many strokes on the pastes. I normally try to refresh a razor with 4-7 strokes on the paste or sprays and then a regular stropping. You may want to go back to a 8K or 4K for a refresh at this point or just rehone it from the 4K.

Originally Posted by pinklather

Hey, Ramos.

That's alotta strokes on abrasive pastes. You mention a thick beard. There's one member here whose bear just devours edges. Funds were short for stones - and he was new enough that stones weren't the best solution at that point. What kept his edges shaving was once a wk, he would take 2 sheets of newsprint, place them over a hard, flat, smooth surface, such as a hone, a pc of plate glass or polished marble/granite tile. 70 strokes on the newsprint, then 60 linen, 1-200 leather, and you're back in business. Without the linen/leather follow-up, it will be quite harsh. The good part of this process is that unlike your pasted strop, it doesn't round the bevel, but keeps it quite flat. It lacks the 'cool' factor, but is quite effective.

I purchased the same razor in December from SRD. I no longer use any pastes on it as when I stropped with paste it was a very uncomfortable shave. Like I was shaving with a stone. Even though I had stropped it on linen 50 times and leather 60-70 times. It took a few days of stropping. 50-60 laps to get a comfortable shave. I may have done something wrong too. But I think it is worth noting that I had a similar problem with the same razor. A problem I didn't have with my Revisor 8/8.

Since then I found a very nice coticule that I home with and the razor is amazing. I am avoiding pastes for now.

Okay, I broke down and re-honed. its back to shaving good. I will stay away from the pastes. Maybe its time to buy a coticule.