Thread: Jnat Finisher honing with Water Only

Originally Posted by alx

I am talking bevel here, not edge sharpness. Edge sharpness can be an elusive quality at these ultra high grit levels. Sharp is sharp, no doubt. But for how long is sharp sharp will define and determine if ultra sharp is worth the effort. If you cannot get more then a couple of 5 shaves from a 1 hour honing session well then what's there to brag about.

Alx

I've found that to be true as well & these days, for touchups & finishing I'm normally just doing 15-20 pigtails followed by 5-10 x-strokes on the slurry. No dilution or water--the edge is super sharp already so why bother?. It feels sharper (beard cutting) & lasts a lot longer that if I went all the way to water. W/ dilution or water, the edge doesn't cut my beard as easily & the razor doesn't hold up for long.