"the Lord make his face shine on youMay the LORD bless you and keep you as well my friend.
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”
"the Lord make his face shine on youMay the LORD bless you and keep you as well my friend.
I figured someone would finished the rest."the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”
One of the techniques of knowing if the straight is shave-ready is called a thumbpad test or a nail test. The thumbpad test is gently touching the blade and with a very light touch moves the thumpad forward on the blade. Yeah, that's what I thought, the fingernail test is similar to what you described, the video I saw said the thumbpad test was better. I know with experience it will become second nature, but I wasn't able to duplicate an acceptable Thumbad test or fingernail test. Admittedly I did not try too hard for too long and lack of success is squarely on my shoulders. And I am good with that..The old guys there would softly stroke the knife across their finger nails after they had completed the task. If the blade was sharp, it would grab the nail immediately. A dull knife will glide over it.
I was thinking of how I actually do it after your post... Yeah, I use my left thumb nail because it's easier to reach and the biggest nail to boot. I don't have the guts to try it on the thumb pad.... Ouch. Yeah.. that is sharp.. <eg>One of the techniques of knowing if the straight is shave-ready is called a thumbpad test or a nail test. The thumbpad test is gently touching the blade and with a very light touch moves the thumpad forward on the blade. Yeah, that's what I thought, the fingernail test is similar to what you described, the video I saw said the thumbpad test was better. I know with experience it will become second nature, but I wasn't able to duplicate an acceptable Thumbad test or fingernail test. Admittedly I did not try too hard for too long and lack of success is squarely on my shoulders. And I am good with that.
I can't see now that I even cut myself, which is a good thing as I don't need cuts on my face today, long service tonight at the church.Hope you heal quickly, John. Mr. Domineaux is a handsome gentleman
The way I understand the technique is to feel for a tacky feeling. Which is the blade making micro-cuts in your thumb pad and catching very lightly. I'm thinking "Isn't there a better way to do this??" Other methods to check for sharpness are around. One is to just shave with the edge and see what you get. Some will say this is the only way to tell for sure if the edge is shave-ready. I never got the hang of the thumbpad test. But I never tried to shave with the edge either. It did not knock down hairs on my arm at all.I was thinking of how I actually do it after your post... Yeah, I use my left thumb nail because it's easier to reach and the biggest nail to boot. I don't have the guts to try it on the thumb pad.... Ouch. Yeah.. that is sharp.. <eg>
Maybe that was my problem. I got to the point I could feel the thumb pad sticking somewhat, but the edge was not able to cut. The bevel appeared to be set with the loop. Then other things got in the way of my evening honing and I set the stones aside. I was able to keep the edges keen enough with the Chrom Oxide strops for a while. I may be able to get an acceptable shave with the straights now, I am sorta spoiled by the BBS I am getting with the DEs now. Thanks for the input.I think that both of these tests are most useful at the bevel set stage. Past that point the kind of refinement you're doing won't be very obvious when tested this way.
Happy Easter, John. May the peace of Christ be with you and your family.I pray for all of my brothers on the forum to have a truly blessed Good Friday and Easter Weekend
Happy Easter everyone!Happy Easter, John. May the peace of Christ be with you and your family.
Happy Easter, John. May the peace of Christ be with you and your family.
Happy Easter everyone!
He is risen indeed!
Happy Easter to all.
You gents are so artistic with your photo staging and editing. I need to take a class....
iPhone gets all the credit, they do some magic in the processing to make the close-up pics look great. The backdrop is my towel for the day. Although I'd love to fancy myself as artistic, 'tis not the case, it is all my phone. I gained inspiration for my setup from the fine pics of the true artist on the forum. Thanks for the compliment though, you could easily achieve the same results. Have a blessed day.You gents are so artistic with your photo staging and editing. I need to take a class....