bbr6704
Well-Known Member
Hello everybody,
I often come here to read but don't post often...
I've recived a coticule (a 150/30-38mm la dressante) that seems to work fine.
So I honed 2 razors, following the dilucot method, that seems to cut fine (hairs for exemple).
But I don't feel they shave as well as a shave ready razor I bought to a well-know restaurer on a forum. (the shave isn't as close and confortable)
So my question is (I hope it hasn't already been posted, I've searched but didn't find answers) :
How to know if a razor is honed enough? (I don't wan't to refer to the HHT only, but to refer to the shave).
If the razor shaves, let's say "correct but not awesome", what to do to reach this "awesome" level? :
1- some (very) light strokes on water (and how much approx? 10/30/50/100? just to get an idea...)
2- some "intense" stropping (with paste, then leather, something like 200/400 srokes...)
3- or some stropping only, between each shave (i tried but that doesn't seem to be enough)
4- something else?
Any help is welcome.
Thank you.
I often come here to read but don't post often...
I've recived a coticule (a 150/30-38mm la dressante) that seems to work fine.
So I honed 2 razors, following the dilucot method, that seems to cut fine (hairs for exemple).
But I don't feel they shave as well as a shave ready razor I bought to a well-know restaurer on a forum. (the shave isn't as close and confortable)
So my question is (I hope it hasn't already been posted, I've searched but didn't find answers) :
How to know if a razor is honed enough? (I don't wan't to refer to the HHT only, but to refer to the shave).
If the razor shaves, let's say "correct but not awesome", what to do to reach this "awesome" level? :
1- some (very) light strokes on water (and how much approx? 10/30/50/100? just to get an idea...)
2- some "intense" stropping (with paste, then leather, something like 200/400 srokes...)
3- or some stropping only, between each shave (i tried but that doesn't seem to be enough)
4- something else?
Any help is welcome.
Thank you.