Hi,
I've already made a post about this, however I thought I'd get a better response from an actual Australian thread.
About a year and a half ago I bought the hone set from Larry at Whipped Dog which is a collection of norton hones going from 220/1000 grit to 4000/8000 grit and finishing off with the Chinese 12k grit stone. I thought I'd be a fun project to be able to fix up a gold dollar straight razor, however I've hit a couple bumps on the road and haven't managed to get anywhere. I'm in a position atm where my razor is sharp enough to pop off my arm hairs, however gives an incredibly rough shave. I was wondering if someone here might be able to figure out what I've done wrong and what I can do to get this razor shaving comfortably, if possible. I don't mind paying someone to try hone it for me or even getting a shave ready vintage razor to help get an idea of what to expect from a professionally set razor, however I feel like I'm unsure if I've got a high enough grit finishing hone or if it's my edge that's the issue.
I've already made a post about this, however I thought I'd get a better response from an actual Australian thread.
About a year and a half ago I bought the hone set from Larry at Whipped Dog which is a collection of norton hones going from 220/1000 grit to 4000/8000 grit and finishing off with the Chinese 12k grit stone. I thought I'd be a fun project to be able to fix up a gold dollar straight razor, however I've hit a couple bumps on the road and haven't managed to get anywhere. I'm in a position atm where my razor is sharp enough to pop off my arm hairs, however gives an incredibly rough shave. I was wondering if someone here might be able to figure out what I've done wrong and what I can do to get this razor shaving comfortably, if possible. I don't mind paying someone to try hone it for me or even getting a shave ready vintage razor to help get an idea of what to expect from a professionally set razor, however I feel like I'm unsure if I've got a high enough grit finishing hone or if it's my edge that's the issue.