Thread: Belgium Blue : Amazing Stones !

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Hmm...the Belgian blue is a very slow stone and not generally thought to be a finishing stone. it's probably closer to a 6K.

Tell us about your technique. Maybe you made a discovery.

I wish i had planned or thought out a technique but it was basically starting off using the slurry stone on the BB to develop what you may call a medium thickness slurry. then i just practiced my motions back and forth on the hone very light pressure, some x patterns, figures of 8 and then some simple back and forths (all this was to just get used to running a razor along a hone and keeping it flat).


the razor itself was bought from ebay (heres the link)
Imperial UK - SHAVING STRAIGHT CUT THROAT RAZOR on eBay (end time 26-Mar-11 21:44:18 GMT)

as you can see theres nothing special about it, i was warned by the seller when buying that it needs to be sharpened as its not shave ready, after about 20 minutes on the BB with a random mix of motions i re-tested it and it cut really well, not sure how long it will hold this edge but i was just surprised by how well the BB did its work.

hope this gives a bit of insight into how i managed to put an edge on this razor.

Have you shave tested this razor, as I have not had this exact model but similar ones of uk ebay and I could not get a good edge on them all, metal was just rubbish

Well done for getting a servicable edge from a BBW! I must admit they're not my favourite hone to use, they're very slow and I dont really like the edge they give. In the 18 months I've had my combo stone I think I've used it probably twice..?

But the most important thing is that you like the edge and are happy with the shaves!

BBW are used a lot, especially in Germany, for final polishing. Followed by CrOx you should be able to create a good edge for shaving.

Originally Posted by pedro083

Have you shave tested this razor, as I have not had this exact model but similar ones of uk ebay and I could not get a good edge on them all, metal was just rubbish

Hi Pedro, yes whilst it wasnt a full shave and there is room for improvement it does shave both stubble and arm hair quite happily.