Thread: Ok So How much honing will I need with a dovo blade

Straight Razor
http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/st...il.html?s=G150
Strop
http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/st....html?s=IRS127
Norton Stone 4000/8000
http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/st...html?s=NO24336
Arkansas Surgical stone
http://www.excaliburcutlery.com/cart...t_detail&p=728

Now I'm wondering with a dovo quality blade how much honing am I going to need and is there anything else i should be aware of before I start?

Yes, that you should get a honemiester to hone it because you won't be able to do it without alot of practice first and a very raw face. Learn on a second razor. Get your strop from Tony. an arkansas is not the recommended finish stone at all and for that price I would look more toward a chinese 12k and do you have a decent brush and good soaps?

+1 for Topher's comments. The Norton combination 4/8K stone is the standard. When you get a new blade honed by a honemeister, you have a benchmark as to what the razor should be.

Yes agree with all the post above get your first one honed for you. I will do it for free. And then you have a benchmark to judge how you do when you start honing. That blade will hone up great. Also agree skip the Ark and spend a little more and get a Belgium Coticule

You can get the 4k/8k stone cheaper elsewhere.
Howard is a member here and sells them for
about $62.00 plus shipping at theperfectedge.com.
Also, do as the others say and get your razor
honed from one of the many honemeisters here.

John

+1 on the above, let Taz hone your blade. You will be pleased.

Be aware that the Norton will need to be lapped first. Very soon there will be a Lapping 101 FAQ that will show you how to do that.

Welcome to the SRP!