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Got this little beauty early last week. Here's some before and after pics.
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After:
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Lapped w/ 400(should've started lower,,, would've saved arm and time),600,1000,2000,2500 then re-conditioned.
Your pics are larger than life with good detail. Did you "x" grid them as you lapped through the grinds?
Grid lapped at every grit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razorfeld
Are you trying to corner the market on barber hones ? Glad I got mine already :<0)
Photos look fine. I've heard good things about the Ruby hones. Let us know how it goes :)
Just the best ones if/where possible. I'm glad I started doing some research, because my wallet was telling me to buy every BH I saw on evilbay. Glad I resisted and used some common sense in judging where I wanted to fill my edge needs in comparison to what I already have. I'm still looking for a couple.Quote:
Originally Posted by 10Pups
Frightening. I shaved like a nervous schoolgirl. I'm quite serious. Frighteningly sharp. I hit the CrOx felt and leather, stropped 60 and shaved. I felt quite noobish. Actually had a few beads of sweat roll down my sideburn area.Quote:
Originally Posted by MattCB
I'm still not done testing the Apart BH set of razors, but it is safe to say the Fensler's Ruby hone is a huge step above the 12K level and also improves upon the Apart BH(which is also above the 12K level).
FYI-Those razors from that Apart BH test of which I had already shaved got the Ruby treatment.
Just to add, ones of my greatest BH's when travelling and a touch up is needed....
NWhat do you do to "recondition"?Quote:
Originally Posted by Siguy
@ted,
Slather the thing with vasoline and let that puppy drink it in over a period of 12-48hrs in a warm place. Not the sun... lol.
Wipe off the excess, wash with a little soap and water and your ready.
It's amazing how dry these puppies get.
@all,
UPDATE:: Her name is Ruby and I love her. Yes, I should have also mentioned that after my regimen, it is interesting to note that the edges actually feel different on the strop. All of the razors, as a matter of fact.
I thought I was noting this after the Apart hone, but hit the Ruby, then CrOx felt, CrOx leather and the razor on the strop feels absolutely foreign when comparing it to off the Nani 12K. *Every* single razor has evidenced the same.
Very interesting.
How's the shave, buttery smooth, scary sharp (hairs jumping off your face), or keen but uncomfortable. I may have to find me one of those.....:o
Does the Vaseline routine apply to all BH's? I have a few I might try this on if so.
Buttery smooth and scary sharp.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trimmy72
Chris, you're a naughty fella ;)
About the reconditioning of BHs, I followed a manual: How to lap a Barber hone.
I don't have any of my own knowledge to lean on. Seems pretty clear about most things SR-related. I'm still a humble noob.
For Trimmy72:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ7TCxla59I
Thought you might appreciate re-conditioning value of the clip
You are just a bit twisted, :tuQuote:
Originally Posted by Siguy
I like and respect that.......
Sir, My spine is not bent like a curly queue. I am merely ill.Quote:
Originally Posted by pfries
Blocked at work! Will have to steal my Wife's Tablet when I get home. My lap tops video card is toast, and I'm trying to decide weather to get a IPAD or another Microsoft based lap top
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Originally Posted by Siguy
I didn,t understand a word that guy said. I did understand the dog' he said.....ruff!
if you can hone a razor you can probebly replace a video card in your laptop, there are some realy detailed guides out there on how to do something like that ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Trimmy72
this topic is making me dive into the information on barber hones by the way,.. at least, this is one I will remember
"It rubs the lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose again.[to the girl] Yes, you will, precious. You will get the hose.[to the dog]Quote:
Originally Posted by Trimmy72
Uh huh. Next, you'll be stalking the BH reviews with multiple tabs of SRP, R&S and eBay open at the same time...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bram
Would it be a silly question to ask what this hone is made of? It looks somewhat translucent in one of the photos but I may just be seeing things! :)
I would guess a kind of Ruby dust in different size/grit... i read that its Shellac based....but all info i read somewhere
That's the same as I've read. Also, there is no translucence of any kind. Its probably the light reflecting off the freshly lapped surface(I took it to 2500K grit).Quote:
Originally Posted by doorsch
The Fernslers is a great hone! A lot of different companies distributed them. They were called the Ruby Hone because of the deep Red Color. Here is what they look like brand new:
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Although the picture I took makes the hones look brown in color, they are actually a very bright red/maroon color.
@WP: can you post the instructions ? Never saw the original ones.....
Well...These pics were handy in my data base. I'll try to find the time to dig out the box that I have these stored in Doorsch and take some additional pics. These Hones are NOS that have never been used...Quote:
Originally Posted by doorsch
WP34
Great WP i really appreciate it.....
You're a good man, WP34! I'm impressed by your hoarding capabilities. :dropjaw:
YOU HAVE NO IDEA! :rofl2: My middle name is HAD! I have been collecting hones for a long, long, long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Siguy
Think I'll go look for one now. Along with 300 of my friends. :gl:
Hey Sandycrack! Where ya been? I remember we started at the same time.
Hope all's well.
Oh, and I'd avoid the Fenslers Ruby. Utter trash really. ;)
First the 300's have to find one of these :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandycrack
