Thread: 1st time honing

Well I took the plunge and decided to hone as I can see my self using a straight for a long time

I have been shaving with straights for about 1 year and have 3 razors professionally honed so I have something to compare to

Well I got a Wilhelm webber aw part of a 4 razor lot on eBay none of the razors are any where near shave ready I got 2 x Bengall 1 Wilhelmina webber and a 7/8 Hugo koller ( I am saving that one until I learn to hone as it is the most interesting to me)

With the Wilhelm webber I honed I did the following
Spine no tape
King 1200 45 min to 1 hour to get the bevel set to my liking using x strokes and some circles
King 6000 about 10 min with care x strokes and circles no pressure
Paddle strop with bio diamond 1 nano
150 oases on unpasted strop

The shave is ok a little ruff compared to my other razors but usable.

I think I will try tape on next razor as there was more hone ware than I was hoping

I think I have done a better job on the heal than the rest of the razor so any feed back on how to get a better hone evenly across the blade would be appreciated

I think I could stand a 10k stone for maintenance and finishing but that will have to wait for a bit.

All in all I. Found out that honing and setting bevels takes time and patience, and there is a lot more involved in it than the videos show.

I think the best video for me is the one gssisgun made teaching a 1st timer how to hone as I discovered I had a lot of similar questions