David Uthe...the man...the legend...has returned. Awesome.


Paul

--- In straightrazorplace@yahoogroups.com, "uthed1" <uthed@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Bill ..... a number of years ago, in response to a number of
> questions like yours, I photographed a razor's edge through a
> microscope. This is a photo of a keen edge:
>
>
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/Tied/KeenedgeonaneBayrazor2.jpg
>
> These are two photos of a wire edge, one photo on each side:
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/Tied/Wireedge-front.jpg
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/Tied/Wireedge-back.jpg
>
> Compared to the keen edge, you can see the jaggedness the rolled-
over
> wire imparts. It may not seem like much, but it means the
difference
> between a razor that works, and one that is borderline dangerous.
>
> As you back-hone your wire edge on your finest hone, you can often
> see the hair-thin sections of the wire in the slury on your water
> stone as the wire breaks loose. Perfecting edge tests like the
> thumbnail or the standing-hair, you will know when the wire is gone
> and a final stroping is in order.
>
> As I went about learning to keen a perfect edge, I found a jewler's
> magnifier of 10X-15X very useful in spotting imperfections on an
> edge. Just be careful when looking through the magnifiers because
you
> need to hold them quite close to your eye, on one end, and the
> razor's edge quite close to the magnifier on the other end. So the
> razor is very close to your face during that inspection.
>
> I too have a tough beard. Sometimes I let it grow out to an inch or
> longer. When I decide to go smooth again, I don't even have to trim
> it with a scissors or electric trimmer before I use a keen straight
> razor. A keen razor will remove a full-growth beard without pre-
> trimming the beard. Try THAT with a multi-edge safety razor!
>
> David Uthe
>
> --- In straightrazorplace@yahoogroups.com, Bill Watkins
> <bill.watkins@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi El,
> > That was an excellect answer, now I am going to ask one
which
> I believe is hard to answer. The reason that I am asking is that I
> don't think that I know the right answer. I just have to
experiment
> with the honing and then shave to really test it.
> >
> > The question: How do you know if you have overhoned a razor
or
> are reaching the point of overhoning?
> >
> > Bill Watkins
> >
> > EL <elbolicious@> wrote:
> > An over honed razor is one where the edge has an
> extremely thin wire of
> > metal protruding from it. The wire is very brittle and will break
> off
> > very easily leaving a rough dull edge underneath. In short, the
two
> > sides of the bevel don't meet in a perfect "V". They meet like
> a "Y"
> > with the tail of the "Y" being the wire edge of the metal.
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> > Regards,
> > EL
> >
> > --- In straightrazorplace@yahoogroups.com, "dgtirl" <dgtirl@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In straightrazorplace@yahoogroups.com, "kneebreeches67"
> > > <kneebreeches67@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > What is the best way to sharpen an over honed razor?
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