Thread: .25 Diamond on Hard Pressed Wool Felt

OK, so I have tried the following with respect to the .25 diamond:

- Stropping a lot with it
- Stropping a little with it

- I have used CrOx after applying it
- I have honed after applying it

Every single method, has produced an all together way too keen an edge.

Here is the kicker - as uncomfortable as it is, not once has my alum block ever said I have done something wrong post shave.

I don't need to make this work as I can get great/smooth shaves off my rocks. Moreover, I can get smooth touch ups with my 1 micron and CrOx... But man, you can tell that .25 stuff would give you another level of sharp if one could... only get it to be smooth.

I am at a dead end. Any ideas?? - otherwise this will be archived into the "that was interesting" pile of stuff populating a growing drawer of stuff that was interesting at one time lol!

David does it help the .25 if you spend some time on a strop like 150 plus laps or even more ,, I,m wondering if the ultra keen edge can be smoothed out or are you seeing it smooth as you get some shaves on it ?? thanks tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

David does it help the .25 if you spend some time on a strop like 150 plus laps or even more ,, I,m wondering if the ultra keen edge can be smoothed out or are you seeing it smooth as you get some shaves on it ?? thanks tc

I have stropped excessively after a mere two strokes on the .25. It didn't help. Good question.

Yeah, I don't know if it'll smooth out after a couple of shaves or not. I got to be honest, after I feel the keenness now, I trade out the blade almost right away. I went ahead at first, and it did mellow a bit - that or I just manned up lol?

All said and done, smoothing out the keenness on my face is not the direction I want to take.

Ill have to take a .25 treated blade to my finishing stone again. Its inconseavable to me that after two or three strokes on the .25 and then going finishing hone, linen, leather... That the keenness would live on lol??

Originally Posted by earcutter

OK, so I have tried the following with respect to the .25 diamond:

- Stropping a lot with it
- Stropping a little with it

- I have used CrOx after applying it
- I have honed after applying it

Every single method, has produced an all together way too keen an edge.

Here is the kicker - as uncomfortable as it is, not once has my alum block ever said I have done something wrong post shave.

I don't need to make this work as I can get great/smooth shaves off my rocks. Moreover, I can get smooth touch ups with my 1 micron and CrOx... But man, you can tell that .25 stuff would give you another level of sharp if one could... only get it to be smooth.

I am at a dead end. Any ideas?? - otherwise this will be archived into the "that was interesting" pile of stuff populating a growing drawer of stuff that was interesting at one time lol!

I need to look into your drawer of interesting stuff....

Originally Posted by rickboone

I need to look into your drawer of interesting stuff....

Its populated mostly with other strops pasted with Dovo products, balsa wood this and that lol, barbers hones, a couple of coticules, lapping film - to name a few.

I love this sport !

Originally Posted by earcutter

Its populated mostly with other strops pasted with Dovo products, balsa wood this and that lol, barbers hones, a couple of coticules, lapping film - to name a few.

I love this sport !

All junk. Dump into a box. Mail here.

Forgive me for not reading and keeping up...what are you doing before the .25? How many strokes on the .25?
But, if you have a system that gives you edges you like, stick to it.

Originally Posted by rickboone

All junk. Dump into a box. Mail here.

Forgive me for not reading and keeping up...what are you doing before the .25? How many strokes on the .25?
But, if you have a system that gives you edges you like, stick to it.

Lol! I do have a system - just chasing the edge. Its a sickness .

I cannot stand chromium oxide or diamond spray or anything for the longest time. I recently got some 50,000 grit Diamond spray and put it on felt. Really like the edge that it produced. I always kind of looked at a paste or spray as a crutch for not being able to get a good age of the stone. But it does add a little zyng to it that you may not otherwise have gotten

Originally Posted by earcutter

Every single method, has produced an all together way too keen an edge.

Here is the kicker - as uncomfortable as it is, not once has my alum block ever said I have done something wrong post shave.

I don't need to make this work as I can get great/smooth shaves off my rocks. Moreover, I can get smooth touch ups with my 1 micron and CrOx... But man, you can tell that .25 stuff would give you another level of sharp if one could... only get it to be smooth.

I am at a dead end. Any ideas?? - otherwise this will be archived into the "that was interesting" pile of stuff populating a growing drawer of stuff that was interesting at one time lol!

Weird re the alum. Still scratching my head on that one.

If you are using the .25 on an already optimal razor, is it the straw that breaks the camel's back. Would any abrasive medium do the same ?
Sorry no answers, just questions,

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Weird re the alum. Still scratching my head on that one.

If you are using the .25 on an already optimal razor, is it the straw that breaks the camel's back. Would any abrasive medium do the same ?
Sorry no answers, just questions,

I was hoping you would pipe in onimaru!

The alum is what has me shaking my head too. I can't figure it!

Yes every blade I have used so far has been ready to go pre .25. Maybe my face just doesn't like it.

I'll say this though. I got excited after you linked the Japanese honemaster story. I tried honing his way using more and more laps on the stones as I worked my way up to my finishing stone and wow!! Maybe I got lucky. Anyway, he said to paste and then go back to your finest stone - it was still killer keen... But no sting on the alum!!

Good times lol! I'll keep plugging away. I'll shave for a while with a single blade and try it as maintenance when the blade begins to pull and see what happens.

Either way - still having fun lol!