Thread: I'm a simple honer

Originally Posted by gssixgun

The King 1k actually works quite well

I actually did many of my old honing vids using that hone specifically so that people would understand that a $30 hone works very well..
In many ways it is a really good bevel setter since it cuts very shallow stria and leaves a smooth bevel behind
It is VERY thirsty, and on the slower side of the bevel setting curve..

Using a Diamond plate actually, creates more issues than it solves,, There are tricks to using them for Repairs but as a bevel setter I would recommend nearly anything else over it.. Trust me here, if there were a faster way of setting bevels those of us that hone professionally would be using it everyday

Thanks Guys!
Im learning!!

ok, pulled the trigger, ordered a 1k, 5k and 8K shapton Kuromaku's I hope they work well!

Originally Posted by CamMorris

ok, pulled the trigger, ordered a 1k, 5k and 8K shapton Kuromaku's I hope they work well!

Very nice and solid set make sure you flatten them before use!

Originally Posted by Christian1

Very nice and solid set make sure you flatten them before use!

Thanks! Will do!

Being simple is using only hone hone. A coticule and a slurry stone. No synthetic is needed.

I do that a lot. I find the edge is very smooth and it's so satisfying to start and finish on the same stone [emoji4]


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2 3 line swatty's & 2 strops.
keepin' it simple like my grandfather did, still getting great shaves.
would like to learn more of this honing science, but simple is keeping me going for now..

Originally Posted by sudoaptget

2 3 line swatty's & 2 strops.
keepin' it simple like my grandfather did, still getting great shaves.
would like to learn more of this honing science, but simple is keeping me going for now..

Aloha!

I'm actually ordering a Barber Hone for my travel shaving kit. I've wanted one for a while anyway, but just never felt the need. But recently I'm thinking, why not? I have a travel strop, I might as well get a travel hone. I only remember my grandfather having one hone. I was very young when he died (8 years old) so my memory is not the best, but my guess it he only had a Barber Hone and his strop. This is a man who shaved with Ivory Soap from the bathroom because it was there and it was inexpensive and it worked for him. So he'd for sure not have spent any more money than he absolutely needed to keep his razor sharp.

-Zip

Ive got a Swaty 3-line Diamond hone, dont see them very often, one side looks like the standard Swaty the other has diamond dust impregnated in it , very fine hone!

I have a variety of Swatys, but I don't have that one. I did not know it existed unless it is one of the clones.

Is yours one that says the following?

THE SWATY
THREE LINE
DIAMOND HONE

If so, then I won't be bothered because that was not made by Swaty.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I have a variety of Swatys, but I don't have that one. I did not know it existed unless it is one of the clones.

Is yours one that says the following?

THE SWATY
THREE LINE
DIAMOND HONE

If so, then I won't be bothered because that was not made by Swaty.

no, it says'
FRANZ SWATY
THREE LINE
DIAMOND HONE