Hi all,
I’m new to honing so have gone with the cheap option, film. I’m also new to SR shaving also having only started in January. I bought my razor from whipped dog, it was a new razor, a Dovo and it came shave ready, as in really shave ready. During my first few shaves I could really appreciate blade feel and sharpness as I was so focussed on technique/not killing myself. Over time I know the edge has faded and I’ve maintained it with my poor mans strop kit (leather strop and balsa.) I’m not sure not I’ve re honed the edge is back to where it was.
Eventually I have noticed the blade was no longer sharp and the blade was tugging causing me to apply more pressure and therefore poor shaves. So I bought the film. I’ve eliminated the tugging and I think the blade feels ok when I’m shaving but any hanging hair test is an epic failure to the point (or lack of....) that I am bending the hairs backwards with the blade. I’m not getting any burn and my technique is fair.
When I’ve honed my razor on the film I’ve gone through the progression from 30-1 micron, using 60 laps on each film.
One thing I’ve picked up on is that the shoulder of the blade is causing me occasionally to fail keeping the whole blade on the film, the toe is maintaining contact but the heel is lifting. The edge does look smooth through my loupe tho.
Can anyone help me or offer advice where I’m going wrong please?
I’m new to honing so have gone with the cheap option, film. I’m also new to SR shaving also having only started in January. I bought my razor from whipped dog, it was a new razor, a Dovo and it came shave ready, as in really shave ready. During my first few shaves I could really appreciate blade feel and sharpness as I was so focussed on technique/not killing myself. Over time I know the edge has faded and I’ve maintained it with my poor mans strop kit (leather strop and balsa.) I’m not sure not I’ve re honed the edge is back to where it was.
Eventually I have noticed the blade was no longer sharp and the blade was tugging causing me to apply more pressure and therefore poor shaves. So I bought the film. I’ve eliminated the tugging and I think the blade feels ok when I’m shaving but any hanging hair test is an epic failure to the point (or lack of....) that I am bending the hairs backwards with the blade. I’m not getting any burn and my technique is fair.
When I’ve honed my razor on the film I’ve gone through the progression from 30-1 micron, using 60 laps on each film.
One thing I’ve picked up on is that the shoulder of the blade is causing me occasionally to fail keeping the whole blade on the film, the toe is maintaining contact but the heel is lifting. The edge does look smooth through my loupe tho.
Can anyone help me or offer advice where I’m going wrong please?