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    Default 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?

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    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?

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    +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.

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    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

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    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

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    +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!
    Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin

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