-Frederick Reynolds 13/16 Near Wedge
-Zenith Boar
-Stirling Limes Soap w/M-Bomb
-Stirling Black Pepper Limes AS
The Torrey razor in the photo was next up in the rotation, so this morning over some coffee, I touched it up on my new finisher. The Reynolds wedge was really not where I wanted it to be, so I figured I would hit that one too. I also hit a snag.
That old wedge isn't completely straight. I can't see where it's wonky, but I think it must be on the bevel as opposed to being an uneven spine. One side of the razor can lay perfectly flat on the hone, the other rocks up and down. With the spine on the hone and the heel touching, the toe is hanging up in the air a bit. It seemed to take a lot (way too much?) of pressure to torque it flat, so having zero idea if it was the right way to do it or not, I moved incredibly slowly, keeping the bevel flat to the stone throughout my stroke, using the water or honing solution as my guide to tell me where my blade was. This meant the slightest rocking of the spine, which I know is generally considered a no-no. I know there must be a technique for it, hell maybe I even tripped over it accidentally.
I had zero real hope that this razor was going to take any sort of decent edge, so my plan was to give it a try, then rescue myself with the Torrey, at least for the ATG. To my complete surprise, the razor shaved like a champ. I will have to look a little further to see what the deal really is with it. For how great it shaves right now, there's no way I'm going to attempt anything drastic. It is too nice of a razor to screw up, and might have to be sent off for anything more than a touch-up like I did today. At least until my honing skills improve.
TL/DR? Jared has a razor that is the slightest bit wonky somewhere, and got a good lesson on how much he doesn't know about honing.
I finished up with a nearly perfect shave; par for the course, I had a couple tiny spots on my jaw corners that I didn't quite get, keeping me from calling it BBS.
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