SR #62, open blade #99 yesterday; DE this morning (Sunday is my day off of open blade stuff)
So, funny story. Friday evening I decided to refresh the edge on my ZY razor, so I did 15 laps on the CrOx and 15 on the FeOx. Then I remember thinking, "Time to strop this up good."
On my very first lap, I started to turn the razor over its edge instead of its spine! I have no idea why. I have never honed a razor, only stropped, so I have never intentionally turned a razor that way. I had just finished 50 laps of turning the razor on its spine. What in the world was I doing???
I stopped in horror immediately as soon as I saw what I was doing, and then thought, "Now what?" The only thing I could think was that perhaps I had ruined the edge or dulled the edge. So the only thing I could do is try to sharpen it again. So, I went back to the CrOx and the FeOx again, and then stropped. After all that, I tested it with some treetopping on my forearm, and it seemed to be cutting well, so I put it away for the evening.
On Saturday I had a lot of yard work to do in the morning, and then I went to the driving range to hit a bucket of balls (weather was finally nice), and then came home and took a shower. Even though it was after two in the afternoon, I decided to shave, for two reasons: 1) I like it, and 2) to see how the edge was. I was thinking, I really wish I had some lime-scented soap! Then I remembered that I had a sample of Soapy Science in the Citrus Lollipop scent, which is mostly lime. So I lathered that up and set to work.
The edge was fine. I did 2 passes and called it good. I didn't use any other razor. No DE, no Schick Repeater. Just the straight. It was SAS, and not much beyond, but I was OK with that because it was afternoon and I knew I wa
s going to shave again early Sunday morning.
So, I guess a lesson learned. Even when something doesn't go like I planned, I can figure out a way to get it back to workable. Going back to the pasted balsa was the right call.
This morning I used an RFB NEW loaded with one of those cheap Chinese blades that came with the cheap Chinese copy of the Futur. Shave went fine, but I really missed the straight razor. The DE just doesn't have the same feel on the face. I remember how much I hated that feel on my very first straight razor shave.
So, funny story. Friday evening I decided to refresh the edge on my ZY razor, so I did 15 laps on the CrOx and 15 on the FeOx. Then I remember thinking, "Time to strop this up good."
On my very first lap, I started to turn the razor over its edge instead of its spine! I have no idea why. I have never honed a razor, only stropped, so I have never intentionally turned a razor that way. I had just finished 50 laps of turning the razor on its spine. What in the world was I doing???
I stopped in horror immediately as soon as I saw what I was doing, and then thought, "Now what?" The only thing I could think was that perhaps I had ruined the edge or dulled the edge. So the only thing I could do is try to sharpen it again. So, I went back to the CrOx and the FeOx again, and then stropped. After all that, I tested it with some treetopping on my forearm, and it seemed to be cutting well, so I put it away for the evening.
On Saturday I had a lot of yard work to do in the morning, and then I went to the driving range to hit a bucket of balls (weather was finally nice), and then came home and took a shower. Even though it was after two in the afternoon, I decided to shave, for two reasons: 1) I like it, and 2) to see how the edge was. I was thinking, I really wish I had some lime-scented soap! Then I remembered that I had a sample of Soapy Science in the Citrus Lollipop scent, which is mostly lime. So I lathered that up and set to work.
The edge was fine. I did 2 passes and called it good. I didn't use any other razor. No DE, no Schick Repeater. Just the straight. It was SAS, and not much beyond, but I was OK with that because it was afternoon and I knew I wa
s going to shave again early Sunday morning.
So, I guess a lesson learned. Even when something doesn't go like I planned, I can figure out a way to get it back to workable. Going back to the pasted balsa was the right call.
This morning I used an RFB NEW loaded with one of those cheap Chinese blades that came with the cheap Chinese copy of the Futur. Shave went fine, but I really missed the straight razor. The DE just doesn't have the same feel on the face. I remember how much I hated that feel on my very first straight razor shave.
