August 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Terrific shave and picture, Blair!

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Glad your shave went well, Clint! Sounds like you’re back in stride! Great shot of the Tradere.

 

Very nice post and shave Blair!

 

You are welcome Bill!

 

Way to go, Paul! Great shave!

 

Thanks, Keith, had a conversation with Jared, but it was far from illuminating. Other than ‘that's the way the Germans have been doing it for the last century’ I didn’t take much away!

 

Thank you Clint. The brisket was absolutely delicious.

 

Theory being, that a smaller section of the razor is isolating edge-to-spine contact negating a less than perfect overall geometry.

You would be correct to assume a straight forward up and down motion would develop a frown. An 'x' type honing motion is required to avoid this from happening.

I've read about numerous other techniques used to hone wonky razors i.e. - using the corner of the stone, using the side of the stone, using a long narrow stone, and applying the use of alternating honing pressures in the finest sense of 'honing skills'.

Here is the link for an explanation given by the greatest advocate for the use of a convexed stone.
https://thesuperiorshave.com/product/convex-hones/
Many disagree with the author, but he has sold over 20k razors and personally honed most of them of which I have several. No disrespects to any honing aficionados who prefer other methods on my part.

I have always viewed honing to be a skilled craft in which making one's self happy is far more important than having argument over how to do so.

I have synthetic stones I lap flat. I have convex stones that will stay that way. If I cave into the weakness and buy one of those nice jasper stones for my birthday, it will stay flat.

Be well!

 

Fabulous all around Joe. Thank you my friend.

 

I hear the gals go wild over a guy with stones............ I'm still waiting though.

 

Excellent system sir!

 

Fantastic shave Joe. For the record, I am not keeping track. However, it is a nice thought that I may have motivated you to use the razor a bit more often.

 

Thanks, Gents.

 

Excellent find Myles. Very nice shave. How was your first go around with the straight.

 

Ah the magnetic qualities of the rabbit hole. Wonderful shave Andrew.

 

It was alright, I could get better, Just need some practice.

 

Excellent shave lineup and photo, Pierpaolo!

 

Marvelous lineup and photo, Blair!

 

Beautiful Brush and shave report Blair!

 

No sir, I am using one of those steel sharpening sticks, Idk if that counts or works?