Thread: What'd ya hone today?

Originally Posted by mainaman

Great set up Joe,
I like my 1k chosera , try with slurry it becomes considerably faster.
For more tough jobs I use 600 Chosera, it works great.

Thanks for the feedback. The 600 chosera was also used and is the blue hone pictured. I'm not a big fan of slurry but have used it in the past. I was able to get the edges to the point a slurry would bring them to but the edge would not go past that point. Once I switched to the Norton there wasn't any problem. As I noted in other posts, the hardness of the blade and the binders/grit material in the hones can effect the speed at which a bevel is set. This combination in the Nortons worked best for these particular razors. I'm sure I could have gotten the chosera to work but having other hones available brought me to the finish quicker than experimentation would have with my limited free time and my time line. The right tool for the job at hand matched with skill set is always best if the tool is readily available and on hand.

I have 4 that need touch ups, have to get that started soon I have one in the post so I'll wait till it gets here and make an evening of it

Great Pics all

A little necro-posting........

Had a nice Boker 6/8 Silver Steel that came in with a chip in the edge and a little uneven flattening. More flattening on the front side than the back.

40 circles with firm pressure both ways and then 30X strokes on the Chosera 1K. The chip was gone, but the edge didn't feel right, so I went to the micro scope and a nice double bevel still on the face side. 80 firm circles on the face side followed by 50X strokes and it was a good bevel.

40 circles firm pressure and 40 circles weight of the blade pressure on the Naniwa Super Stone 5K followed by 5 weight of the blade X strokes. 6 weight of the blade pressure X strokes on the Naniwa Super Stone 8K followed by 10 weight of the blade X strokes on the Naniwa Super Stone 12K. Finished with 15 weight of the blade X strokes on the Suehiro 20K.

Stopped 20 strokes on the poly webbing followed by 40 strokes on the English Bridle and a superb shave.

I really like shaving with this razor.

Have fun.

I get irritated when people say that a decent honer does not need to bother with magnification. I'm an amateur compared to Lynn but I appreciate that he too makes use of whatever tool is necessary to get the job done.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I get irritated when people say that a decent honer does not need to bother with magnification. I'm an amateur compared to Lynn but I appreciate that he too makes use of whatever tool is necessary to get the job done.

You can waste a lot of time and metal on the hones sometimes when a look under the microscope will tell you exactly what's going on and then you usually know exactly what you need to do to fix it. I really think the microscope is a must have for people who hone more than a couple razors and having some kind of magnification can help everyone.

Have fun.