So... I'm new to SR shaving, haven't hit my 30 yet, and so far have been using a shavette mostly.
I've been trying to learn razor honing on a $10 ebay razor with the limited tools at my disposal (1000 grit Japanese stone, Arkansas hone, old leather belt for a strop) and it has been a challenge.
First attempt took my whiskers off, but pulled like crazy. Felt dull.
Tonight I went back to the stones and tried again...I can't get it to pass HHT, but the result was chalk and cheese!
Almost zero pulling, about as much pull as you would get from a cartridge that has done 3 or 4 shaves.
Felt soooo smooth, controlled, and I completed a full shave without a single nick...something I have not managed once with the shavette or my brief foray into DE...
2 pass, not quite BBS, I can feel something against the grain...but closer than most cartridge shaves I have had and the least skin irritation I have had from any shave ever!
And I know that this razor isn't truly shave ready yet...
I'm pumped, I know I've made the right choice going down this path, and although I can't afford a full progression of Shaptons or Naniwas or JNATs or Coticles...I can't wait for my selection of lapping films to arrive along with the balsa strop material and diamond pastes... THIS IS FUN!!!
I've been trying to learn razor honing on a $10 ebay razor with the limited tools at my disposal (1000 grit Japanese stone, Arkansas hone, old leather belt for a strop) and it has been a challenge.
First attempt took my whiskers off, but pulled like crazy. Felt dull.
Tonight I went back to the stones and tried again...I can't get it to pass HHT, but the result was chalk and cheese!
Almost zero pulling, about as much pull as you would get from a cartridge that has done 3 or 4 shaves.
Felt soooo smooth, controlled, and I completed a full shave without a single nick...something I have not managed once with the shavette or my brief foray into DE...
2 pass, not quite BBS, I can feel something against the grain...but closer than most cartridge shaves I have had and the least skin irritation I have had from any shave ever!
And I know that this razor isn't truly shave ready yet...
I'm pumped, I know I've made the right choice going down this path, and although I can't afford a full progression of Shaptons or Naniwas or JNATs or Coticles...I can't wait for my selection of lapping films to arrive along with the balsa strop material and diamond pastes... THIS IS FUN!!!