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  • PorkButtsNTaters666
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    2 months ago

    Wednesday, April 3, 2024: Marduk Mittwoch


    A very good shave - I used a ridiculous amount of soap, which is apparently what is required in order to get a good lather going with hard water. I did something right when honing the Friodur – trouble is, I don’t quite know what.

    Have a good night!

    ~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

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        2 months ago

        Watched it, thanks! Great video, with very helpful illustrations, and you dumbed down the material science to the point where I had the impression understanding 😂

        You seem to be on your way to wetstonetube fame - continue the good work!

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        2 months ago

        Very nice video, thanks! May I ask why you rekilled the edge on the 8k? Do you think there would already be enough fatigued material there?

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          That’s a very good question. I’ve been killing the edge on knives since it was first explained (by the president of Shapton US) that it is a “good idea” to remove any fatigued metal at the apex before building a final, finished edge. He’s an avid woodworker, so he called this jointing the edge. I have not, ever, seen analysis that would support fatiguing at the edge. It’s plausible, but I kind of doubt that collisions with surface abrasives that remove metal are leaving metal there long enough for it to fatigue significantly. I do this more because I feel that it “can’t hurt”, than I feel that it has structural merit. I often forget to kill the edge both on knives and razors, and I have yet to discern a difference.

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      2 months ago

      trouble is, I don’t quite know what

      I’ll be doing a Principles of Honing video in the next day or two. Hopefully, there will be some information there that will be helpful.

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          2 months ago

          The challenge for me will be to keep the math and the materials science to a minimum. Gotta know your audience :)

          • djundjilaMA
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            2 months ago

            Gotta know your audience :)

            It’s us, your fellow shave nerds! Bring a blackboard and let’s get tribological, tribological 🎶

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              2 months ago

              tribological

              I don’t want to rub the wrong way ;-)

              • djundjilaMA
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                2 months ago

                Tribology, noun: The science of rubbing the right way.