|
Post by mjclark on Oct 30, 2014 6:45:01 GMT -6
Talk to Brian (Shadowsdad) about the Scary Sharp system. He's got great results with Rolls blades that way. The system is cheap, easy to learn and the perfect way in to razor honing. If you really enjoy it you might end up getting some stones and pasted strops too, and then the world is your oyster!
|
|
RobinK
Lather Catcher
Posts: 505
|
Post by RobinK on Oct 30, 2014 8:36:38 GMT -6
Any good tips to better my lacking skills? Be prepared to spend between €100 and €150, and at least eight hours. Money for a decent hone (e.g. a Belgian Blue, or a Coticule, or a Thüringer), the time for getting used to using it. That said, if you start with shaving sharp blades, all you will need is a so called pasted strop, meaning a piece of leather or jeans cloth pasted with an abrasive medium like Chromium oxide. Cost? Negligible. Unfortunately, the loutish commercial types from the US make it appear as though one must invest several hundreds of dollars in synthetic hones, and some - mentally challenged, in my not very humble opinion - fetishists invest four digit sums in Japanese natural hones. Any road, a pasted strop can very well be used to maintain such blades for years. Seriously. However, you will absolutely need the bayonet which is missing from my Louis. Without it, honing, or stropping, the blades is practically impossible.
|
|
ShadowsDad
Gem Star
None boring shaver!!
"It's not the bow, it's the Indian"
Posts: 4,534
|
Post by ShadowsDad on Oct 30, 2014 10:21:57 GMT -6
Is it possible to use the scary sharp method with these blades?
It requires no special skills. For a quick rundown of scary sharp, look into the Rolls Adventure thread here. Anyone can hone a blade with the scary sharp method.
Whoops! I see Marcus already mentioned "scary sharp". If you'd like more info than what is in the thread, just contact me.
|
|
|
Post by mjclark on Oct 30, 2014 13:03:09 GMT -6
Too right Brian! And although Robin is correct that without the stropping handle honing is more difficult, it's certainly achievable with a bit of care and your thumbnail
|
|
|
Post by fram773 on Oct 30, 2014 19:53:40 GMT -6
Any good tips to better my lacking skills? Be prepared to spend between €100 and €150, and at least eight hours. I'm learning this first hand... I'm trying to hone a razor, even with the help of a $20 synthetic Chinese 1k/3k hone to supplement my natural. Its been three hours and I still cant get it to cut. The old 1905 Shaving Made Easy book claimed honing is at least "as easy as stropping." Pftt. Maybe with a fast barber's hone?
|
|
|
Post by mjclark on Oct 30, 2014 23:07:13 GMT -6
Get the bevel set! There's plenty of youtube vids and tutorials and a 1k is ideal for that. Once the bevel's set it's all jam after that. But honing is like cooking, it's where art and science meet and you have to get a feel for it.
And don't go it alone - ask ask ask! There's plenty of helpful honing forums and PM me if you like. I could talk about honing til the cows come home.
Or ask Brian about Scary Sharp. He's got that working great for him.
|
|