Thread: Greves & Sons 8/8

Originally Posted by RoyalCake

Hey gents - no secret in what wolfpack was referring to in setting the bevel. More of an inside joke cause we had both been using same thing lately.
Mike uses (and mentioned to me) a little carborundum sometimes to set the bevel.
I know there are differing opinions about whether a small stone is more beneficial to be able to reach specific areas of the edge, but in any case it goes to show how useful those stones can be. I believe they're intended to be barber hones for touch ups and what not, but with a little pressure they cut surprisingly fast.
We had been on a kick lately of setting the bevel with the carborundum, and then completely finishing with a frictionite by using both sides.
I'm really a believer now that if I were in a desert island, I could get away with just a carborundum and a frictionite.

They got them sharp and kept them that way long before Nortons, Naniwas and Shaptons. This combo was obviously one of the first man-made progressions. Pretty cool you guys have taken the time to rediscover it. Basically all I did/had as starting out!