Johnus said:Oil strop? How does that work? Hate to show my ignorance; but have not heard of it before.
Neil Miller said:Will - even razors that are sold as 'shave ready' by the manufacturer aren't always so. The ones that are and are made by modern mass manufacturers are rare in my estimation. In fact of all the companies I have dealt with only one has provided a truly shave-ready razor - Revisor.
Wil said:The Ninja is down, no longer cuts. So now I only have the 2 Kropps and the Hero. How longs does a properly honed razor keep it's edge? I do hope my three remaining razors will see me tru the month...
Jeltz said:Wil said:The Ninja is down, no longer cuts. So now I only have the 2 Kropps and the Hero. How longs does a properly honed razor keep it's edge? I do hope my three remaining razors will see me tru the month...
My razors usually feel freshly honed for 7 or 8 shaves after that they'll still shave well for quite a while but I like a fresh edge so I guess I tend to re-hone quite frequently.
A life long straight razor user on Artisan Shaving recently did a test of a Wacker near wedge and found using 2 passes that it was good for 65 shaves, he did raise an interesting point that that could be viewed as 130 passes so maybe anyone who does 4 passes would only get about 32?
I don't know the quality of the Ninja but it could well be that the steel isn't up to holding an edge for very long.
Kropps are good razors (I have one) and I would expect it to be good for a month of shaving on its own. It they have been honed by someone who knows what they are doing but still lose their edge quickly then the problem might be your stropping. Its easy to roll the edge if your technique is a bit off, the quality of my shaves improved exponentially as my stropping improved. Straight shaving is all about brining together all the variables at the same time.
Jeltz said:To an extent, it depends how badly off the edge is. Certainly if you have one I would suggest you try the Ninja on it just to get some practice if nothing else. Also a balsa strop with chromium oxide powder is good for refreshing a dull edge. Just get some balsa wood from a model shop and stick it on some stronger flat wood with a handle shape cut into one end. Dust a very small amount of Chromium oxide powder on and work it in with some kitchen roll. I got my powder from Talyors1000 on ebay but Neil also sells it. If you do get some be aware that it is also a pigment for paint and will turn anything you drop it on green.
Jeltz said:To an extent, it depends how badly off the edge is. Certainly if you have one I would suggest you try the Ninja on it just to get some practice if nothing else.
Jeltz said:Actually I suspect that most J-nats will give a better finish than most barbers hones. I would suggest that a little work on J-Nat every 7-10 shaves will probably maintain the edge for a very long time, I have never used one but I would try a light slurry and proceed through a couple of dilutions then finish on water.
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