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    Hello folks.
    I just shaved after getting my razor (professionally) honed for the first time.
    I am used to having the sound of a butter knife on toast when shaving, but now it made extremely little to no sound at all while shaving.
    I can't complain about the quality of the shave, but is that usually a good thing or a bad thing?

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    I would say a good thing. I hone my own razors. The most satisfying ones glide over my beard without a sound. I can tell when I strop the razor also. The well honed razors make very little sound on the strop and slide smoothly on the leather.

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    I don't know if that means anything or not. OTH if it shaves as well or better than before it really doesn't matter. The only razors I have that make that butter knife on toast sound are extra full hollows and they do glide along too, quiet on the strop also.

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    Thank you for your answers.
    It is also very silent on the strop. It gave me a BBS shave so all is well but I was surprised since I was getting so used to that sound.
    I will make sure to pay attention to whether the butter knife on toast sound comes back as the edge gets some wear and tear.

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    A microchipped bevel often makes that crunchy sound on the strop and on the beard. Honing it will remove the little chips so it is quiet and usually more comfortable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peterlh View Post
    I am used to having the sound of a butter knife on toast when shaving, but now it made extremely little to no sound at all while shaving.
    I can't complain about the quality of the shave, but is that usually a good thing or a bad thing?
    Have you lowered the shaving angle maybe ? That will quieten the shave a little.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peterlh View Post
    Hello folks.
    I just shaved after getting my razor (professionally) honed for the first time.
    I am used to having the sound of a butter knife on toast when shaving, but now it made extremely little to no sound at all while shaving.
    I can't complain about the quality of the shave, but is that usually a good thing or a bad thing?
    I do my own honing and recently made a cotton material bench strop. A few days earlier I did my usual honing on a new to me vintage razor. I got my usual edge quality and a good shave. Everything was well enough. As usual I got that noise that I was used to on a full hollow 6/8 blade. No complaints, just the usual results. So since I had this new bench strop I figured I would test it on a recent hone. Hey, no harm done right?

    20 or so laps later I went and did my usual shave routine. The noise and feedback disappeared! The shave was smoother, my skin was smoother when I was done, and each pass was "buttery" as I have only read about.

    What you have is a very good thing. That honemeister has a very good technique for that particular razor. That was money well spent.
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    I agree low noise equals smooth slicing of whiskers without resistance or chatter. I have on occasion gotten a couple of my blades to do this for me, for my level of honing I would call it luck. The blade almost squeegees the hairs off the face. you are fortunate to have your blade in such condition.

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    Ah the silent choppers. Got to love when an edge just mows every hair down effortlessly. I would say its a good thing!
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    Thank you for all the replies. I am looking forward to shaving with it again.

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