rbscebu
Girls call me Makaluod
Good luck.....
I guess I need to give a lot of laps in my fe/chr pasted strop.
Good luck.....
I guess I need to give a lot of laps in my fe/chr pasted strop.
Yes, an Ac shavette with a Feather Proguard / Kai Protouch blade I would say.At least you have your shavette for a backup, that's something I think more people should consider when starting out with straights. And as you found out once you used the straight, your technique improves with the shavette. Keep at it!
Not so much a mistake but of little use. Using tape increases the bevel angle. If you then hone on pasted balsa without tape, there is less chance that the actual edge of the blade will come in contact with the pasted balsa.Question. My shave razor was honed with a layer of tape. I am trying to hone it every time after shave without a tape in my balsa strop. Was this a mistake?
P. S. I did 240 strops in about 8-10 minutes on my pasted balsa strop. I find this as progression.
Remember, the keener the edge the flatter the shave angle should be.Update. A generousn friend of mine offered me the chance to try a GD 66 razor shave ready. The razor had the 3 balsa progression and he sent me a diamond pasted balsa to maintain the razor.
I have been very satisfied with my Ac shavette as I have found probably the perfect Ac blade for me.
However I couldn't give up to the straight razor. So I have shaved twice with the GD razor. A very sharp razor, much much better than the Solingen one that I have been using. The edge was comfortable to me. The first shave was a bit unusual as I got some weepers. Second one was better. I am looking forward to test this razor regularly these coming weeks.
Never underestimate the power of a cheap razor honed well. GD66!
Never underestimate the power of a cheap razor honed well.
I have a shavette as a backup to my SR, which is a backup to my preferred SR.At least you have your shavette for a backup, that's something I think more people should consider when starting out with straights. And as you found out once you used the straight, your technique improves with the shavette. Keep at it!
I'm not sure if you have them but putting your GD through a full 0.5μm, 0.25μm and 0.1μm pasted balsa strop progression after each shave, should have you experiencing an improvement in the edge's quality. Just keep on doing that after every shave until you notice no further improvement. Then you can just maintain on 0.1μm hanging balsa.Another shave with the GD razor which is maintained in a 1m pasted balsa strop. I think this is the fourth shave.
Last week as I was away from home I used my Ac shavette with a Kai Titan pink blade.
So the shave with GD went well. I find that when I use the straight razor I should aim for an angle that cuts easily. Instead when I use a shavette I aim to keep a light touch with short strokes to have full control.
I can say that the edge maintained after every shave with the balsa strop has not changed! I know it's a bit early but it is such a relief for a beginner to maintain a razor sharp enough with just a piece of wood.
Thanks @rbscebu.I'm not sure if you have them but putting your GD through a full 0.5μm, 0.25μm and 0.1μm pasted balsa strop progression after each shave, should have you experiencing an improvement in the edge's quality. Just keep on doing that after every shave until you notice no further improvement. Then you can just maintain on 0.1μm hanging balsa.
What I find works well for me is the following after each shave:Thanks @rbscebu.
I wrote the numbers wrong again. I meant 0.1um.
The GD razor given to me was previously honned through a full 0.5μm, 0.25μm and 0.1μm pasted balsa strop progression before. So I got it shave ready.
I have been gifted with a 0.1μm pasted balsa strop. I don't have the 3 progression balsa strops for the moment.
I strop the Gd in this 0.1μm pasted balsa strop after each shave.
I have only 4 shaves so far and the edge is still sharp.