Hey all!
I received my 150x50mm BBW last week and have been playing with it a lot (and consequently bombed a calc test).
of the 4 blades i have, i've managed to get one completely shave ready- a first so far. Whoever branded the BBW with the 4k mark was incredibly wrong. it finishes! i got a HHT 3.5 right off the stone, which upped to a 4 after 40/60 on the strop. I think some of my success was due to the fact that i had set the bevel on my DMT 1.2 right before sending the lot back to DMT for CS (it's been a MONTH, not the best CS if you ask me), so the bevel was already more or less set. I played it by feel, roughly following the procedure written in the study for BBWs. once i realized that i had honed the heel leaving the toe barely at a HHT2, i thickened the slurry and did a whole bunch of x-strokes and dilutions until i was at a misty slurry. then i rinsed, and finished on a misty slurry. best shave i've had yet, BBS on the cheeks where i was able to go ATG, and pretty close on my neck which has always been a trouble spot with me.
Of the rest, i think that i am just unable to deal with the current bevels. one definitely has a warped blade, and i was able to put something of an edge on it, though it is slightly less keen toe-wards. i'll give it a test shave. My dovo "Best quality" is a real pain! the bevels came from the factory completely uneven, which is causing a lot of inconsistency. I'll have to straighten it out with the DMT.
How much bevel work should i be able to do with a BBW? i may have the slurry wrong or something, but but i do know that it is often described as "slow", perhaps in comparison to coticules. I have no problem with it's speed, however i don't have much other than a Sic stone right now to set bevels.
And, speaking of slurry, i seem to be going through quite a lot. i don't see any noticeable difference to my rock so far but i am beginning to wonder how long it will last at this rate.
In any case, this is a lot of fun, and relaxing. I'm seriously thinking of picking up a 30x125 or 40x125 coticule soon, now that i'm more than comfortable with the 50x150 bbw. I have no idea about what and where to buy, but i shall continue reading.
thanks for all the help everybody!
I received my 150x50mm BBW last week and have been playing with it a lot (and consequently bombed a calc test).
of the 4 blades i have, i've managed to get one completely shave ready- a first so far. Whoever branded the BBW with the 4k mark was incredibly wrong. it finishes! i got a HHT 3.5 right off the stone, which upped to a 4 after 40/60 on the strop. I think some of my success was due to the fact that i had set the bevel on my DMT 1.2 right before sending the lot back to DMT for CS (it's been a MONTH, not the best CS if you ask me), so the bevel was already more or less set. I played it by feel, roughly following the procedure written in the study for BBWs. once i realized that i had honed the heel leaving the toe barely at a HHT2, i thickened the slurry and did a whole bunch of x-strokes and dilutions until i was at a misty slurry. then i rinsed, and finished on a misty slurry. best shave i've had yet, BBS on the cheeks where i was able to go ATG, and pretty close on my neck which has always been a trouble spot with me.
Of the rest, i think that i am just unable to deal with the current bevels. one definitely has a warped blade, and i was able to put something of an edge on it, though it is slightly less keen toe-wards. i'll give it a test shave. My dovo "Best quality" is a real pain! the bevels came from the factory completely uneven, which is causing a lot of inconsistency. I'll have to straighten it out with the DMT.
How much bevel work should i be able to do with a BBW? i may have the slurry wrong or something, but but i do know that it is often described as "slow", perhaps in comparison to coticules. I have no problem with it's speed, however i don't have much other than a Sic stone right now to set bevels.
And, speaking of slurry, i seem to be going through quite a lot. i don't see any noticeable difference to my rock so far but i am beginning to wonder how long it will last at this rate.
In any case, this is a lot of fun, and relaxing. I'm seriously thinking of picking up a 30x125 or 40x125 coticule soon, now that i'm more than comfortable with the 50x150 bbw. I have no idea about what and where to buy, but i shall continue reading.
thanks for all the help everybody!