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HairlessOtter Newb Intro 02-20-2009, 07:09 PM
ben.mid Hi, welcome to the forum. It... 02-20-2009, 07:19 PM
HairlessOtter I haven't honed the col conk... 02-20-2009, 08:14 PM
Tonsor Welcome to SRP, I have a... 02-21-2009, 10:10 PM
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    Hi, welcome to the forum.
    It could be that you've over honed it & that has caused the edge to break down with use. That would cause scratches. I've got no experience with Col. Conk stuff, but i'd bet the restored steel is better quality.

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    I haven't honed the col conk only stropped with linen and leather as it came shave ready. Maybe I should hone it and see what happens but I have only had it a month and not used it every shave.

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    Welcome to SRP,

    I have a Col Conk Str8. I had it made shave ready by one of the honemeisters here. It is a beautiful razor, but it is not on par with my others (2 Dovos, a Shumate, and a Henckels). Usually I strop 30/60x linen / leather, but I strop at least 50/100x on my Col Conk. That helps but it is not as nice a razor as my others. To be honest, I'd sell my Col Conk but I don't want to be known as "that buzard that sold me the Col Conk".

    The Col Conk is not a complete piece of crap, like a Zeepk. It can be honed to shave ready and it will shave, albeit not as well as my others. Strop it at least 50/100x and lower your expectations. I've read other Col Conk shavers that really like their Col Conk str8s, so maybe it's a QC issue.

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