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Thread: What is a PHIG?
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05-31-2016, 03:26 PM #51
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05-31-2016, 03:47 PM #52
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Thanked: 433When I started with straight razor shaving the Norton 8k was the exceptable finisher especially followed by a CrOx pasted paddle. I've had three PHIG's, two improved a N8k edge (one greatly) and the other one didn't improve but didn't degrade it either. All the Escher/Thuringian's I've had haven't degrade an N8k edge and most improved it. My Coticule which I've used a lot can greatly improve certain steel more than others ( it seems to like Sheffield the most). Coticules can REALLY vary, I've seen some kill an 8k edge and other greatly improve them
It comes down to knowing your hones and and having a baseline to compare them to, in my case a Norton 8k
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05-31-2016, 04:00 PM #53
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Thanked: 3215“What am I feeling is something as smooth as glass, and I can see my re flexion in the stone.”
So are you saying you can hone on glass? They feel the same…
Of course not, and that is the point, how it looks or feel may have no bearing on how it will perform.
Barber hones are purpose made hones, for razors, under controlled conditions, not surprising they work well on razors… I am talking about the $20 ebay stones that are sold for knives and tools, that many new honers buy because of cost and grit rating, expecting 12k super stone results.
Naturals are completely different, made by nature, under uncontrolled conditions, with random materials.
Interestingly the longer you hone, the more you understand how little you know and how much your honing will improve, once you learn to squeak out the best performance from your stones. A year from now, your edges will bet infinitely better than they are today, without changing stones.
It’s not just the stone.
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05-31-2016, 04:10 PM #54
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05-31-2016, 04:21 PM #55
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Thanked: 3215Good luck with that...
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05-31-2016, 04:28 PM #56
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05-31-2016, 04:34 PM #57
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05-31-2016, 04:48 PM #58
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05-31-2016, 05:06 PM #59
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Thanked: 32Dang it.....I knew I shouldn't have bought a stainless steel toilet.
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05-31-2016, 05:09 PM #60