Thread: What'd ya hone today?

A nice quiet Sunday afternoon with the kids in bed for a nap, I honed an H. Diamond 1000 and a RW custom.

Progression:

DMT 1200 to set the bevel
Chosera #3000
Chosera #5000
Mikawa natural
Oohira Suita

I tested the RW and it still isn't good, too scratchy (I think I'm going to give it to the coticule from start to finish and see what happens). This one doesn't want to seem to smooth out. But I still have a few other progressions to try before I start brainstoming.

I'll test the Diamond 1000 tonight.

Honing still tonight !!




Dovo #109
Dovo Best
DD SatinWedge
Reynolds FauxFrameback
Turner Ryalls Sheffield

40 circles to set bevels on a Norton 1k on some
Running Shaptons Tonight 1-2-4-6-8-16-30
CrOx x 15 Bench Strop
CeOx x 10 Bench Strop

Have another Dovo Special and a W&B that I need to do in the morning before work if the scales are right and dry

Frieder Ern
Dovo 300
Joseph Alan and sons non XXL wedge
W&B 6/8 barbers notch wedge
W&B faux framebcak
W&B Celebrated almost 1"

Stones used
600 Chosera when needed
1k chosera
3k chosera
Yanoshigima Suita
Nakayama Asagi

0.3 micron CrO bench strop
CeO bench strop

I did an eBay W&B half hollow yesterday. It had some chips in the edge so I had to drop down to the 325 DMT, but I got there in the end..!

Progression:
- DMT 325
- Shapton 1k, 4k, 8k and 16k
- 0.5 diamond on denim x10
- CrOx on leather x5
- Chalk paste on canvas x25
- Strop

It seems to have taken a really good edge, but the test shave tomorrow morning will tell..! I was going to test shave today, but I totally overslept so I ended up using my DE. Darn Monday mornings..! Hehe!

Thanks to all who responded. Anyone hone anything else up recently? If so, please tell us about it! Pics are optional.

A Thistle cut and an Engstrom will be getting honed up tonight... I'm excited about both of them!

From the bay, this Wester Bros 11/16 bone manganese steel was in my mailbox when I got home from work last night. Appears to have been used little if at all with no hone wear. I am going to hone it up this morning before I go into work. I will set the bevel with the naniwa 1k and then decide whether to go natural, naniwa, shapton pro or norton. Decisions , decisions.

EDIT; set the bevel with the naniwa 1k using circles and x strokes until the edge on this particular one popped hair on my inside forearm. Decided on natural and used a coticule combo. Started with the bbw with slurry doing x strokes. I'm not sure how many strokes but between the TPT and popping hair on my leg (I don't want to go bald on my arms like the old days) I knew when to go to the yellow. At the time I judged I had what I needed out of the yellow I went to a dark blue escher just because. Smooth and comfortable 2 pass shave with cold water.

yes i honed 9 razors from 9 one was heartrings.
i sold that to some member.
wow wow it took from me 3 hours to get that blade done. it is German made blade but such a hard steel amazing. if you see it don't go close to it.
have fun. In the other hands if you hone it that edge will last years.