Morning gents!
Ok, after a long time reading about straight razors (I’m looking at you @rbscebu) I pulled the trigger and got a gold dollar.
I sent it directly to a honer to get it ready and received it last night.
First shave today, no cuts or irritation and the motion felt pretty natural.
HERE IS THE PROBLEM. The thing doesn’t cut! First pass I was left with full stubble, second and third the same.
Applying after shave was like I hadn’t shaved. Sandpaper face all over it.
So after cleaning everything I went to the strop for a few laps.
HHT? Nada, not a single hair. Tried to shave a small part of my arm. Nada. I even pulled the hair, the edge hit it like a pencil. Nothing.
What is going on? I called the honer, a very nice guy, with lots of references here and he said the edge was tested and it was fine.
We discussed oxidation but it was only a few days.
I’m really lost here. So I took some pics but I don’t know if it’s possible to judge anything.
Thank you and appreciate any input.
Ok, after a long time reading about straight razors (I’m looking at you @rbscebu) I pulled the trigger and got a gold dollar.
I sent it directly to a honer to get it ready and received it last night.
First shave today, no cuts or irritation and the motion felt pretty natural.
HERE IS THE PROBLEM. The thing doesn’t cut! First pass I was left with full stubble, second and third the same.
Applying after shave was like I hadn’t shaved. Sandpaper face all over it.
So after cleaning everything I went to the strop for a few laps.
HHT? Nada, not a single hair. Tried to shave a small part of my arm. Nada. I even pulled the hair, the edge hit it like a pencil. Nothing.
What is going on? I called the honer, a very nice guy, with lots of references here and he said the edge was tested and it was fine.
We discussed oxidation but it was only a few days.
I’m really lost here. So I took some pics but I don’t know if it’s possible to judge anything.
Thank you and appreciate any input.
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