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Thread: 6 weeks in - First Pink Lather!

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    Default 6 weeks in - First Pink Lather!

    Shave report for today as I'm in 6 weeks of straight razor shaving:

    6 nicks, 2 weepers, one nice little slice and a puncture wound. By far, the most blood-letting done compared to all my other sessions combined!

    I now know the difference between a Shave-Ready razor and one that isn't, and the feedback one receives from a "shave-test" after honing.

    I recently received my Norton series of stones (220/1k, 4k/8k) and Naniwa 12k and CrOx. I used the CrOx to refresh my pro-honed Ralf Aust yesterday and had a decent shave with it although I had used cream instead of soap, and remembered I probably should have went with the more standard process when checking out how the CrOx refresh took. (I usually use shave soap, so shaving with a newly refreshed razor and the cream I'm not used to wasn't the best idea).

    So, last night, I spent some time with the stones on two eBay razors (Dovo and Boker). I went back to set the bevel three times on the Dovo, and then felt pretty good and got a solid bevel (to my untrained eye) on the first shot with the Boker. I took them through the 12k stone, and then finished with the CrOx on them this morning and decided to shave test them.

    The feedback from the razors was great. The Dovo sharpening job sucks. The Boker is better, sharp, but pretty sure it was diamond cutting sandpaper across the edge and not a straight razor. Finished the shave with the Ralf Aust gliding over my face like butter.

    I probably used the other two razors a bit too much for the shave test, but I had moments where they felt decent, and others that they didn't. So, I kept going to see how the edge actually was. Definitely will go back to the hones for a bit to see what I can clean up. I wanted to post this in the beginner section though for a few reasons:

    1) Importance of a shave-ready razor. Shaving without one sucks and is an experiment in blood-letting.
    2) Importance of a shave-ready razor. Learn to straight razor shave when the blade might be the problem is not the way to learn. Eliminate all other variables, and just get used to the blade FIRST!
    3) Importance of a shave-ready razor. So if you decide to hone, or refresh a razor . . . you know what you are going for!
    4) Honing is not easy - it's not something that you can just watch Lynn's video's and duplicate his results. It's something that you'll need to learn and practice through.
    5) Honing is easy - it's something that you can just watch Lynn's videos and give it a try. Then . . . apparently, go back and rewatch the videos and try to figure out what the feel is that is different and the feedback you get from the stone.
    6) The shave test is important (albeit as a beginner, perhaps a bit uncomfortable!).


    So, while not a resounding success, I will count this experiment as a valuable learning tool and in any case, it was fun that the Boker actually did shave some this morning and I took that one from butter-knife dull to "shave-possible".

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    Somehow I expected I wouldn't be the only one. We all get our turn.
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    It sounds like you learned an important part of the shave test that you will never forget - if it doesn't feel right, then stop! Of course, I've didn't stop the first time I messed up a bevel either and I tried to see how far I could go; it was the worst case of razor burn I've ever had.
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    Quote Originally Posted by criswilson10 View Post
    It sounds like you learned an important part of the shave test that you will never forget - if it doesn't feel right, then stop! Of course, I've didn't stop the first time I messed up a bevel either and I tried to see how far I could go; it was the worst case of razor burn I've ever had.
    True, but I also got some good feedback on the quality of my honing . . . So, I'll take it. Probably won't do it like that again, but I'll take it.


    I am now going to put an ad in the SRP Classifieds to showcase my new found abilities.


    Young? Need to Lose Weight? I'll help

    Yes, send me your dull razor (or sharp one) and I'll professionally hone it for you so that you can look older and weigh less. Yes, in just a few days you too can have a razor that will scar your face (giving you those great age lines!) and instantly make you look like you've been trapped in a burlap sack with a family of badgers! Also, by utilizing one of these great razors, you will lose weight! How? Well, this double method can both slice your mouth up enough that you'll have difficulty eating for a while, but also, done correctly, you can lose ounces of blood and other bodily fluids every morning! Shed those unwanted pounds and put away the astringents - a little bleeding never killed anyone and in some ancient medicinal practices, it is quite healthy!
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    Sounds like it stung.

    It is things like this that remind us that failure is feedback.
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    Happens to best of us at least once or twice.
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