Yes, me again!
Yesterday as I reported elsewhere I received these two razors, a 6/8 George Butler and a 5/8 Thomas Ellin Prize:
I declared that they were shave-ready despite not being advertised as such.
And indeed they certainly shave. However, searching for a suitable word, I would describe the experience with them as "fierce" or perhaps "aggressive". As usual when I shave, I used a selection of razors (I am learning!).
Included in yesterday's operation, I had this small Bismarck that I "honed" myself:
And for the final refinements used this Alfred Bentley that I sent away to be honed:
And ended up with a pretty good shave!
My question is how to remove the "fierceness" from the first two without destroying the edge - which I am perfectly capable of doing. Would CrOx paste do the job, or must it be a finishing stone?
Please don't suggest the coticule I have; this is not a success. The Bismarck I treated yesterday according to one of Dr Matt's procedures: kill the edge, restore it on a 8k stone (more tomatoes) and then X-strokes on the coticule under running water. No "stickiness" as promised of course.
Under my 40x loupe, the edge looked like a ploughed field, so I cleaned it up on my 15k Welsh slate using camelia oil and then a pasted strop, canvas, leather. The edge looked much better. This razor is smooth to use now, but of course like all my edges doesn't really cut!!
So I am seeking the smoothness of the Bismarck with the cutting of The Prize or the very fierce George Butler.
As always, thanks in advance
C.
"Fierce"
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