Thread: South African Hones....

I received mine today and as it looks like it's Christmas again, I received a "little" extra today too, talk about synchronization !



Thanks Michael ! (for the hone not the straight )

That is a beautiful razor, does the hole fill any role or does it exist only for its aesthetic value?

Originally Posted by MrRyder

That is a beautiful razor, does the hole fill any role or does it exist only for its aesthetic value?

Thanks !
Well, that is a barber's notch kind of question

To be honest it is purely aesthetic on this one (that's also why I got it polished to contrast with the surface of the blade too).

Originally Posted by MrRyder

That is a beautiful razor, does the hole fill any role or does it exist only for its aesthetic value?

That razor doubles as a meat cleaver on the holidays; you use the hole to hang it in the kitchen.

Blade holes seem to be all the rage of late.From an aerodynamic standpoint,they will cut down on wind resistance, so the WTG pass should be far more effortless.At least thats the way I see it

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Blade holes seem to be all the rage of late.From an aerodynamic standpoint,they will cut down on wind resistance, so the WTG pass should be far more effortless.At least thats the way I see it

I'd guess it was so blood flow would be unimpeded.

Nah, that's for the blade to whistle while you attack an opponent twirling the razor in the air.

Oh, of course!

Just ordered an 8x3. I'm stoked. Can't wait to bring some more smooth into my sharp. The Zulu appears to be able to make those two things come together instead of being one or the other. If it ends up being true. I will probably order more so that my son in laws will have a life time supply of something that will inevitably not last forever.

Originally Posted by 1holegrouper

Just ordered an 8x3. I'm stoked. Can't wait to bring some more smooth into my sharp. The Zulu appears to be able to make those two things come together instead of being one or the other. If it ends up being true. I will probably order more so that my son in laws will have a life time supply of something that will inevitably not last forever.

The Zulu is my first natural stone. It took me a while to figure out how to get a good edge from it. But I finally worked through it and am loving it. Smooth and sharp is what the Zulu delivers. I’ve found that using a rather thick slurry is what works best. And if it gets diluted too fast, its best to re-establish it before going to plain water.