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03-31-2012, 01:54 PM #1Junior Member
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You know, I had a similar issue with a King Ice Bear 6000 grit stone that I bought off of amazon. I've seen a bunch of videos where guys ending on 6000 grit stones can hone knives sharp enough to shave with, so I thought that this King 6000 grit stone would do the trick, too. But no dice. The more I grind on the stone the duller my straight razor seems to get (to the point where it no longer shaves). Honing it on a belt loaded with chromium oxide seems to bring back enough sharpness to shave with (although certainly not comfortably).
So I honestly have to wonder if the stone I bought is genuine. I think there might be something to the idea that they are cheap knockoffs.
I doubt it's the duct tape. I've seen youtube vids where gssixgun sharpens a straight razor from dull to shaving sharp while using *duct tape*--my bad--yeah it is electrical tape, not duct tape, so I think it's unlikely that it is the duct tape.
Have a look at the vid: gssixgun honing for JaNorton 2012 1.wmv - YouTube
After doing some reading on the wiki on this site, I've recently purchased a Norton 4000/8000 grit stone from a trusted straight razor vendor (straight razor designs--made by the same guy who founded this forum, Lynn Abrams). I'll let you know how it goes. Maybe between us we can figure this out.
*thanks for catching the mistake, tlittleLast edited by hawaiirazorguy; 03-31-2012 at 06:10 PM. Reason: factual error
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03-31-2012, 04:43 PM
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Gssixgun is using electrical tape, not duct tape. As noted above, duct tape does have a kind of cloth or cord component running through it. I'd imagine this could probably affect the bevel angle at the very edge as the cords could hold the spine just the tiniest amount of space off of the hone and if you didn't have the exact same tape placement the next time around the angle could be just the tinest bit different, which makes a lot of difference if your hone isn't reaching the edge of the razor
Go for electrical tape if you're going to tape. It's a consistent thickness, smooth, wears relatively well and shouldn't leave any noticeable particles behind.
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