Thread: Finisher after the Naniwa 12k

Lawsonstone - dang good to see you. 'Hope you & yours are obscenely well. You've been missed.

I use the Nani 12k then my Suehiro Gokumyo then 15-20 laps on my SRD modular paddle with English Leather. I find the Suehiro gives a better shaving edge on most razors then using chromium oxide. A lot depends on the steel. My Mastro Livi's just love the chromium oxide. then 7-10 laps on the English leather.

Originally Posted by LawsonStone

It depends a bit. If I've taken a razor from bevel-setting all the way up, after the Naniwa 12K I give it 7-12 strokes on a lightly sprayed (diamond) fabric strop, then my usual daily stropping: 35 strokes on fabric, 60-80 on leather, and shave.

If I'm just freshening the edge, sometimes I give it 10-15 strokes on the Naniwa 12K (almost like using it as a barber hone) and then strop normally for shaving.

This is really weird, but recently I have found one of my barber hones seems to put a "something" to the edge after the Naniwa 12K. Not sure if it's real or imagined, but I have found if this barber hone is the last hone that touches the edge, it seems the edge is nicer. Don't know why, and I'm still pondering if this is even real or just hone-fantasy.

Well, I've read that some barber hones in the higher tiers of quality can put an equivalent edge to a 15k hone. Could be that you've lucked into a really good barber hone, or one that just makes a really smooth feeling edge for whatever reason. Mind if I ask what brand it is?

I follow the Nani with about 10 laps of each on a Pike Swatty to 0.3micron Crox the 0.1 Ferrox
Then 100 each clean linen and leather

Thanks for the greeting. I'm doing very well indeed, obscenely well! I realized I'd let a long stretch go by without connecting with this crew and wanted to touch base again.

Still straight shaving, sometimes DE shaving, and enjoying it immensely.

Originally Posted by pinklather

Lawsonstone - dang good to see you. 'Hope you & yours are obscenely well. You've been missed.

Originally Posted by Marshal

Well, I've read that some barber hones in the higher tiers of quality can put an equivalent edge to a 15k hone. Could be that you've lucked into a really good barber hone, or one that just makes a really smooth feeling edge for whatever reason. Mind if I ask what brand it is?

Sure. There is a barber hone that sells under several brand names. it's a two-sided hone that was sold as Dubl-Duk, O.V.B. and "Reliance." Mine was the "Reliance" brand. It has a sticker on the edge telling you to use one side (usually grey) first, then the other side (brown) next. That hone can really put the sparkle back on a razor.

I also have a "Winner" hone, a two-sider also, which is pretty incredible too, and I think it is also a hone sold under several different name brands.