Thread: ONE COTICULE HONING

Originally Posted by pjrage

I haven't had a chance to catch up on this entire thread yet, but on the topic of speed honing each razor with this method, has anyone seen Bart set a bevel with his coticule? IIRC I saw a video he posted a while back and my jaw dropped. His honing strokes are literally faster than my stropping strokes (if I'm maintaining good form). He's a machine!! Or maybe I'm just insanely slow and that's how everyone hones.

The method that I presented does not rely on fast stroking speed. In the video you saw, I was using the regular X-stroke. In the suggested method, the bevel is set by performing back and forth strokes with a minor pressure. It goes considerably faster, and it can also be performed much faster, without a lot of practice. When the hard work is done, the required regular X-stroke does not demand so many laps that it will take much time.

Bart.

Originally Posted by Bart

The method that I presented does not rely on fast stroking speed. In the video you saw, I was using the regular X-stroke. In the suggested method, the bevel is set by performing back and forth strokes with a minor pressure. It goes considerably faster, and it can also be performed much faster, without a lot of practice. When the hard work is done, the required regular X-stroke does not demand so many laps that it will take much time.

Bart.

I didn't mean to suggest that this method relies on fast strokes, I meant more to suggest that you may be able to hone razors in 15 minutes using this method because you hone insanely fast, but also because you've done this method dozens more times than any of us. But mostly to point out your crazy honing skillz

Bart,

I read your post from start to finish right
after your posted it, but I've been waiting
to reply since I wanted to put some more
thought into what I was going to say.

First off, thank you for all of the thought-
ful advice you've been providing to this
community for a long time. It's very much
appreciated.

Secondly, I think that experimentation
with hones and different approaches like
what you've described is just about the
coolest thing about SRP and straight razor
shaving. There are just so many different
techniques that people can choose from to
have the best shave of their life and keep
a razor sharp indefinitely.

Like Lynn said, this is so much fun!

Thanks again,

- Scott

Originally Posted by sebell

I think that experimentation
with hones and different approaches like
what you've described is just about the
coolest thing about SRP and straight razor
shaving. There are just so many different
techniques that people can choose from to
have the best shave of their life and keep
a razor sharp indefinitely.

Like Lynn said, this is so much fun!

Scott, thanks,
that is exactly my sentiment.

I surely won't be sticking exclusively to this honing paradigm. There's too much fun in trying all kinds of different approaches.

Bart.