Why You Can't Hone a Smiling Straight Razor

Your Straight Razor Edge Friday Special, Why You Can't Hone a Smiling Straight Razor! How To Smiling Blade Straight Razor Honing and Sharpening Tips and Tricks! Setting the Bevel Set is the Most Important Step when Your Honing a Straight Razor. Plus Many More Tips and Tricks Thrown in for an Even Better Shave with a Sharper Straight Razor! Featuring a Vintage Wade and Butcher 15/16” Wedge with a Barber Notch “For Gentlemens Use” Smiling Blade Straight Razor.
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[@jasonbirk7103]

I have a number of Wade and Butcher razors. This is a great help. They're so old, all of them have a distinct wobble in the blade.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Jason with these old Wade and Butcher razors being so old and still being usable is so cool! ;) Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart

[@martinmallory2474]

Once again. Excellent video. Your a wealth of knowledge sir!

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Martin thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! ;) Have a good weekend and take care my friend! :) #Heart

[@abefrohman1759]

Have a great weekend Eric 💈👍😎

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Abe thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! ;) Take care and have a great weekend my friend! :) #Heart

[@richardweilandt3315]

I just watched this video. Extremely informative and helpful particularly in the amount of pressure used to set the bevel. Glad you made this video, and glad that your Wade & Butcher had a similar wobble. Thank you for the information.

[@richardweilandt3315]

I'll be working on that rolling X stroke 👍

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Richard glad you found this video helpful! ;) Yeah, Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@solowheelist]

Thanks for your tips. I honed my first smile, and at first thought I’d got it completely wrong when I started shaving, that nothing was happening, then realised it was so sharp there was no feel t he cutting, it went through the hair like butter!

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Congrats Solowheelist! ;) Yeah, Buddy so glad I could help! What a wonderful feeling shaving off of your own shave-ready edge! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@kyproset]

Great informative video, have a great weekend Eric.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Kypros thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! ;) Have a great weekend and take care my friend! :) #Heart

[@jodykyer8602]

Great #SREFS Eric! Love That W&B "FGU", it's a Beauty! I also do 10 laps on Leather when using My ILR & it works very well. Eric, Have a Good Weekend My Friend!

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Jody 10 laps on the smooth leather is much more consistent then fabric and works well! ;) Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a Good Weekend My Friend! :) #Heart

[@GeorgeCampbell1964]

Excellent video, Eric! I use a variation of the half stroke that I've borrowed from the Coticule world. This is a rocking heliptical or an OVAL stroke. As you have done, the heel comes down first, then the "bow" is followed to the toe and then without actually lifting the blade off the stone, we're riding the bow back to the heel in sort of a rhythm. This works extremely well on the Charn.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

George that's a great technique! ;) I may try that on the next straight razor I'm honing as it has some geometry issues and the owner wants to keep it a original as possible. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart

[@brooklynproduction]

Cool RAzor ) and nice clip ) GOOD LUCK, Eric!

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Brooklyn thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! ;) Take care and have a good day my friend! :)

[@brooklynproduction]

Thank you!

[@trunkerdixon]

How did the tap and wobble test influence the honing at all? T

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great question T! ;) With the tap and wobble test I knew that I would need to use a rolling stroke because of the age of the razor (mid 1800's). I didn't want to do anymore damage then necessary. Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart

[@Jamesnebula]

Hi, great vid thanks. I notice when you are attending to one side you only do push strokes rather than just going backwards and forwards with blade in contact with stone all the time. What is your reason for this, thanks.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great question James! ;) Honing this smiling blade the razor isn't straight or flat so we need to use a Rolling Stroke and it's harder to do that with a spine leading stroke for me. What I've found that works the best is using these Rolling Axe Stroke. In this way, I can roll the edge from heel to toe on every stroke. I believe I have more control over the process and it will produce a nice edge. Please let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@knightmare1015]

That was awesome.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Stephen thanks for your encouraging comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend and take care my friend! :) #Heart

[@mywrkout1]

Hello Eric, enjoyed the informative video! Thanks for your help and information. I do have a few questions. 1. Your razor had a bit of a wobble did this type of honing help the wobble? 2. Do you find that you get a better edge going from the 12k Shapton to the ILR vs going from the 8k Shapton to the ILR? Thanks again!

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great questions Martin! ;) 1. A razor with this type of wobble and of this age (mid 1800's) needs special care and the best way to hone a straight razor like this is with a rolling stroke. if it were a Gold Dollar I would correct the geometry on the spine and then hone the blade to shave ready. 2. Going from the 12k Shapton give a keener edge then going from the 8k Shapton to the ILR (IMO). Thanks for your great questions and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend and take care my friend! :) #Heart

[@blackphantom99]

Fantastic video Eric, thankyou for another great one mate. What kind of strop were you using? Do the more expensive ones work better? Have a great weekend buddy ☺️👍

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great questions Will! ;) I'm using a RoyalShave 3" Red Latigo Leather Straight Razor Strop made by 30 Degree in this video. I'm sure that most people would say their expensive strop works much better then the less expensive ones. However, in the beginning you really don't need an expensive strop because it will get cut and damaged, but if you want one later the sky is the limit... Yeah Buddy! Not really sure the performance is that different though. Thanks for your great questions and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great weekend and take care mate! :) #Heart

[@clintevans3639]

Hey Eric just found your channel and commented on your previous video. New to de and straight shaving. Had some great youtubbers give me tips on de shaving but I'm getting tired of razor burn and the cuts with shavette Hating shavette because of my experience Do love shaving and just ordered a gold dollar 209 from Frank MisA AT strike gold. Kinda scared won't lie about beginning straight shaving do have brush and soap btw. Would like to hear your thoughts on razor burn with straights and not cutting your self Love the channel

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Clint your new Gold Dollar from Frank will be shave ready (which is a great place to start)! ;) Please see my last reply to your first comment with a lot of answers. Straight razors are more forgiving then shavette's all day long my friend making them safer! The only thing you will need is a strop, but you shouldn't get an expensive only yet. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care! :) #Heart

[@trunkerdixon]

A DE is easier than a straight by miles. Shavettes can be brutal. A DE can help you learn how to make a good lather, stretch your skin, and learn how your beard grows and these things are essential to successfully using a straight. Whether you use a shavette or a regular straight - get some alum block and a styptic pencil: you will nick yourself. My advice for a new straight user - start off slowly and do only a 'with the grain' pass (so mainly your cheeks) and then stop. Use what you usually use to finish the shave. It takes time to get the feel of a SR (straight razor). You will not get razor burn from a SR until you are able to do multiple passes. You are going to have to learn how to stretch your skin as you shave unless you are a newborn, so watch a lot of videos as to how. Finally i recommend you use both hands from the beginning - so you shave your right cheek with the blade in your right hand, and the left cheek...you get the idea. Yes, i know it feels odd, but trust me - it'll afford you a level of control that really helps as your technique develops. My suggestion for avoiding cuts is to keep the blade as flat to your skin as you can and only slightly angle it up when you can feel and hear no stubble being removed. Finally, don't be discouraged if you have to endure a couple of crappy shaves as you progress - it takes maybe 50 shaves before you are proficient at this, but there is a sense of pride when you go to work with a decent shave and stop blaming the cat for facial injuries! Good Luck! T

[@clintevans3639]

@@trunkerdixon thank you so much sir. Wow! What great advice and what a great community

[@clintevans3639]

Ment to ask you o this video if you could explain shaving perpendicular to blade? Thank you so much for your kindness

[@trunkerdixon]

It means that you always, always, shave by moving the blade in the direction you want it to cut hair. For example, if you are doing a first pass (typically downward only) then the blade only moves from top to bottom. Any time you move the blade sideways to that direction you will slice yourself and bleed! Ask me how i know! So the blade is always moving at ninety degrees (perpendicular) to the direction of the cutting. If you have the means it helps to have a razor with a blunt blade or even a butter knife to practise with. T

[@all4usa]

how about a video of you polishing a razor? with sandpaper and with compounds just like you did the one about water stains only do one for the blades with oxidation or scratches or something. enjoy your videos

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Interesting idea Jimmie! Let me see what I have that could work in a video like that. Thanks for your great questions and ideas, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@donaldwhite3728]

Eric do you have any videos on honing a wedge edge? Thanks Don

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great question Donald! ;) I do have another Wade and Butcher wedge that needs honing. That may be more helpful for you... let me know if you feel that would be helpful. What kind of wedge do you have? Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Have a good week and take care my friend! :) #Heart

[@donaldwhite3728]

@@AdventuresInWetShaving That video would be great help Eric. Thanks and keep up the great videos.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Donald let me see what I can do my friend! ;) #Heart

[@nicholaschildress9519]

Great video! I do have to admit that at first a smiling razor was intimidating.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Nicholas you're right it's intimidating, but you can do this my friend! ;) Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend and take care! :) #Heart

[@nicholaschildress9519]

Adventures In Wet Shaving it’s not a problem anymore it just takes a bit longer.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

You got it Nicholas! ;) Yeah Buddy! #Heart

[@whitedwarf29]

whats causing the stickyness? what does that actually mean?

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great questions Whitedwarf29! ;) The more polished and smooth the steel gets it will create suction with the stone making it sticky. Getting sticky means you've created a nice edge on your straight razors edge. Thanks for the great questions and thanks for watching! :) Take care my friend! :) #Heart

[@josh8120]

What are your thoughts on using diamond compounds on a strop?

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great question Josh! ;) Diamond compound on the fabric side of your strop will give you an extremely keen edge. Are you using any kind of pasted strop now? Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for your comment and great question, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day and take care, my friend! :) #Heart

[@josh8120]

Adventures In Wet Shaving I have been actually only been using my leather strop with diamond sprays. Was wondering about picking up another one and leaving it without anything on it. My main hanging strop has a .125 micron diamond spray

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Yes, getting another leather strop would be a great idea! ;) The smooth leather side of your new strop will straighten your edge before you shave and your pasted strop will actually help polish and sharpen your edge. Thanks for your great questions, please let me know how you get along :) #Heart

[@MrDominic1109]

Nice video Eric

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

K T thanks for your encouraging comment and thanks for watching! ;) Have a good week and take care! :) #Heart

[@MrDominic1109]

@@AdventuresInWetShaving always love your videos. Could you make a video about all the sizes of straight razors you have in your collection( from smallest to biggest)? And place them size by size on the table to see the difference? I would love to see that

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great questions K T! ;) Let me see what I can do for you my friend #Heart

[@AndrewHincksMusic]

I saw one guy do the wobble test and then he taped the blade itself and reset the spine of the knife flat. Then from memory he might have reset the bevel with no tape on the knife at all and then honed the spine and knife though the grades so the spine was repolished. I understand you got this knife sharp but is there are reason you don't correct the geometry?

[@lorenzotodd4673]

How's the stone holding up to you sir?

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great question Lorenzo! ;) Do you mean the (ILR) Imperia La Roccia? If so it's excellent and is holding up nicely! Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart

[@zenrazor659]

How much did you pay for that razor??🤔🤔🤔 I know are pticey!😮

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great question Zen! I believe this one was approximately $170 USD, a great eBay find. Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart