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Originally Posted by kevint
why do you need to bear down so heavily?
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Its just the way it is with these razors. Probably the steel. If you tried normal edge maint. honing with just the weight of the razor you would be spending a lot of time at the hone and I'm not sure you would accomplish anything. You do need to apply pressure. Thats actually the true skill in honing Japanese razors. knowing exactly how much much pressure to exert to get the result you want for the given circumstances.
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Sparks, Nevada Police report last night Homer La Fong Died while shaving with his straight razor. His wife reported he was using his Iwasaki Razor and while shaving his neck it just seemed to have a mind of its own and came to life and cut his throat. Subsequent investigation revealed the razor belonged to Toshiro Kawasaki a WWll Kamakazee pilot who was killed when his plane slammed into the USS Yorktown. His last act was to shave with that razor. It is suspected the razor is haunted.
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