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HomeAwayFromHone@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks agoYou know, I’ve seen you mention this a time or two and I think noticed it elsewhere but still have yet to try it. Next razor I’m going to try and remember to bring some peanuts around. Usually I just try to get it shaving arm hair to determine if a bevel is set and then I cut an unsupported strand of hair as the final test but this does seem more convenient and might offer better feedback for the stages in between.
I looked to your videos for a bit more detail and found this, thanks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieTUQM0YwZA
Also, I’m curious which microscope you use? …nevermind, you answer in a comment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmD7UJ6e0II&lc=Ugz6_cFe2R… that it’s this one www.dinolite.us/products/…/am73515mt8a/
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks ago
That’s why I do it. I like feedback on the sharpening process as it progresses. When I sharpen knives, I do it by feeling the edge for burr and for refinement. I can do this frequently during sharpening, and I’ve done thousands of these, so I have that feel dialed in. A typical razor has half the bevel angle of a thin knife, and my feel isn’t that good. For razors, the polystyrene packing peanut was the answer. It’s a test that is consistent and is easy to do during the sharpening process. I can use it to determine how the edge is progressing on any stone (or slurry) in a sharpening progression. And, it also allows me to check the consistency of keenness along the entire edge.