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- Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:57 pm
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Advice
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4527
Advice
My Dovo straight is dull and I can not get it shaving sharp anymore. I have a Norton Waterstone Extra Fine, Extra Extra Fine, and a 13,000 grit ceramic stone to finish. I use an x pattern in my sharpening and nothing is working. Could this be overhoning and any advice would be nice. How many strokes...
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:47 pm
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Honing Question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2983
I have done that and we will see what happens. The razor just doesn't shave like it used to and that is why I originally posted. It was tuggiing and pulling Overhoning: The term implies that the edge has been honed past the optimum and has degraded meaning the edge is starting to chip or that some t...
- Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:59 pm
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Honing Question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2983
Honing Question
I want to know the secret of getting the razor scary sharp. I have 4000, 8000, and 13000 stones. My fear is that I may have overhoned. How many strokes? Do you recommend the up and down or the X pattern? How does one correct overhoning? Please help me and give your secrets to success. The razor I am...
- Sun Jan 16, 2011 1:01 pm
- Forum: Colognes & Aftershaves
- Topic: Clubman Aftershave
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2145
Clubman Aftershave
smells great and great after a shave: just a little sting initially but it feels great after a cold water rinse of the face
- Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:59 pm
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Quarter hollow or full hollow?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 23476
- Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:51 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Bad shave by using cold water but I don't know why
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4705
- Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:30 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: futur obsession
- Replies: 64
- Views: 9887
- Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:27 pm
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Which do you Prefer, Old or New?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9928
- Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:25 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: No more canned shaving cream / gels
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1647
No more canned shaving cream / gels
I have completely abandoned any canned shaving creams because soap and a brush do the trick.; plus canned shaving gels are getting more expensive and are NOT beter.
- Tue Oct 19, 2010 7:44 am
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Honing and Strops?? How many
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3559
- Sun Oct 17, 2010 3:54 pm
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Honing and Strops?? How many
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3559
Honing and Strops?? How many
I have a Nortion 4000 (white) and 8000 (yellow). How many hones on the white and yellow do you recommend?? How many times on a strop do you recommend? How many strops daily after shaving? This is my struggles to try and reach a good number and balance. Please help
- Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:49 am
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: The Learning Curve
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3721
- Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:46 am
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: is it a straight razor or not
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4461
is it a straight razor or not
I have been using the kind of straight razor that you split a DE blade down the middle and insert one half into the slot and shave. Is this considered a straight razor or what?
- Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:44 am
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Which do you Prefer, Old or New?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9928
- Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:59 am
- Forum: ShaveMyFace University
- Topic: skin stretching
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8923
- Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:53 am
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: From Straights to DEs and back again -
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8541
- Sun Jun 20, 2010 6:58 pm
- Forum: Straight Razors
- Topic: Steeling a Straight Razor
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1955
Steeling a Straight Razor
is it ok to run a straight razor over a knife steel to straighten the edge instead of stropping or will this mess up the blade? The knife steel does not remove metal but rather straightens the edge. Thx
- Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:44 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Comb or no comb
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3028
Comb or no comb
who here prefers the comb on a DE or not? i heard they are supposed to set up the skin for a closer shave: enlighten me fellow members
- Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:37 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Parker DE Razors and Merkur Razors
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5992
- Mon May 31, 2010 2:48 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Parker DE Razors and Merkur Razors
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5992