First shave of September. For my focus this month, I will be shaving off my own edges on all my straights. Because I am not all that good at honing yet, I am also going to list a rescue razor, which will by my Schick injector. This morning I revisited the MD Barber straight, that was sold as hand honed up to 30k, and Shave Ready. When I received it, the bevel wasn’t fully set and it didn’t cut at all. I contacted MD Barber, and they said that their supplier, (which they won’t disclose the location of,) hones these up to 12k, and they finish them. The aluminum spacer at the end of the scales was also a problem, as it also acted as a stop to the blade, and the last quarter inch of the blade hit the spacer when you closed it. That means that the last quarter inch of the blade will always be damaged. After my first attempt to shave with it, I decided to try and fix it myself, rather than send it back to them. First thing I did was disassemble the scales and remove the spacer. When it came loose, it shot across the room and I haven’t found it yet, otherwise I would show a picture of it. I repined that end of the scales, using a boiled leather wedge, which allows the blade to rest inside the scales without hitting the spacer. I also sanded off the hideous paint on the scales. I spent some time honing on the 1k, 3k, 5k, and a Colorado Crystal hone. I looked at the edge as I was doing it, and should have spent more time on the 1 and 3k stones, as I still had deep scratches in the bevel. I did get the razor to cut hair, although not very comfortably. I shaved WTG and ATG with the MD Barber razor today, and would have called that a SAS, but I did another ATG pass with the injector as clean up, and ended with a DFS Plus. The straight razor was a C for Smoothness, C for Sharpness, Irritation was a B-, and Closeness would also be a C. I will give this one another round on the hones.
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