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So I have been working on my Dilucot technique on my LPB. My brother has a Dovo Special that was not close to shave ready. He asked me to have a go at it. I established the bevel with a 1k shapton hone on glass. It shaved arm hairs off that and I proceeded to start the Dilucot. Now I never really count how many sets I perform. I had read that you should be passing HHT off the initial dilution phase. I have yet to do that. I just have a feel on this razor at least, and the slurry "tells me" that I need to start the half strokes on the wiped off hone. I do about 4 sets of half strokes with very light to no pressure. I then do about 100 x strokes on a water only hone with no pressure. Coming off that I can usually get a Violin - HHT 3. That is without stropping. Most of the times though it is a Violin. After the stropping im averaging a HHT 3 or a HHT 4.
My question more or less is a query as to why I am not passing HHT after the initial dilution stage with slurry. What is a reliable way to know that I need to wipe off the slurry and proceed to the next step of half strokes unless im passing some sort of test so to speak. Right now, I am going off of feel and judgement that the blade has had enough.
Your help with the matter would be greatly appreciated.
So I have been working on my Dilucot technique on my LPB. My brother has a Dovo Special that was not close to shave ready. He asked me to have a go at it. I established the bevel with a 1k shapton hone on glass. It shaved arm hairs off that and I proceeded to start the Dilucot. Now I never really count how many sets I perform. I had read that you should be passing HHT off the initial dilution phase. I have yet to do that. I just have a feel on this razor at least, and the slurry "tells me" that I need to start the half strokes on the wiped off hone. I do about 4 sets of half strokes with very light to no pressure. I then do about 100 x strokes on a water only hone with no pressure. Coming off that I can usually get a Violin - HHT 3. That is without stropping. Most of the times though it is a Violin. After the stropping im averaging a HHT 3 or a HHT 4.
My question more or less is a query as to why I am not passing HHT after the initial dilution stage with slurry. What is a reliable way to know that I need to wipe off the slurry and proceed to the next step of half strokes unless im passing some sort of test so to speak. Right now, I am going off of feel and judgement that the blade has had enough.
Your help with the matter would be greatly appreciated.