danjared
Well-Known Member
I have a problem I don't really know how to diagnose. I suspect that it could be a case of mild temper loss.
I noticed a stamped Wapienica razor for sale on one of the forums a couple weeks ago just before heading to bed. I decided to go for it since I'd been looking for one for a while, and the prices on eBay for these razors has gone truly crazy. This one looked fine in the pictures, so I thought why not.
It arrived a week ago. It had some scratches and a bit of a frown, with a chip in the middle of the frown. Okay, not that bad. I tried polishing the scratch out a bit with some diamond paste and #0000 steel wool. I was surprised that the steel wool scratched the razor. I can't remember if that usually happens when I use this polishing method, but I don't recall it happening.
I finally got a decent bevel after some testing and paper cutting (wanted to make sure I was at good steel). I went to hone it on my coticule this morning, stropped and got a HHT4 result. Okay, all's fine.
When I got out of the shower, I went to shave. The first couple strokes were fine. Then it started pulling. Despite the pulling, it still shaved, although, really, there was a lot of tugging, and I had to use some pressure. After the first WTF/XTG pass, I decided to switch to another razor for my second pass.
When I was done, I took out the pocket microscope to check the edge. It looked fine. There were no chips or other noticeable flaws. When I went to try the hanging hair test, I got about a HHT0. There wasn't a hint of violining, but it would shave arm hair.
I decided to give it a light stropping on linen, and the hanging hair test results jumped up to a HHT2.
What is up?
I noticed a stamped Wapienica razor for sale on one of the forums a couple weeks ago just before heading to bed. I decided to go for it since I'd been looking for one for a while, and the prices on eBay for these razors has gone truly crazy. This one looked fine in the pictures, so I thought why not.
It arrived a week ago. It had some scratches and a bit of a frown, with a chip in the middle of the frown. Okay, not that bad. I tried polishing the scratch out a bit with some diamond paste and #0000 steel wool. I was surprised that the steel wool scratched the razor. I can't remember if that usually happens when I use this polishing method, but I don't recall it happening.
I finally got a decent bevel after some testing and paper cutting (wanted to make sure I was at good steel). I went to hone it on my coticule this morning, stropped and got a HHT4 result. Okay, all's fine.
When I got out of the shower, I went to shave. The first couple strokes were fine. Then it started pulling. Despite the pulling, it still shaved, although, really, there was a lot of tugging, and I had to use some pressure. After the first WTF/XTG pass, I decided to switch to another razor for my second pass.
When I was done, I took out the pocket microscope to check the edge. It looked fine. There were no chips or other noticeable flaws. When I went to try the hanging hair test, I got about a HHT0. There wasn't a hint of violining, but it would shave arm hair.
I decided to give it a light stropping on linen, and the hanging hair test results jumped up to a HHT2.
What is up?