Naniwa 12k honing surprise
I had Luis over at my house last week to flatten his new 12k stone and touch up a couple of razors.
He has a dovo from art of shaving that he got as a present. He shaved with it and wasn't happy with the factory edge. So I put a layer of tape on it with the plan to start at 1k. But the edge just seemed so nice that I didn't. Instead I did maybe 10 strokes on Luis' new 12k. That's it.
After he left I thought for sure I'd have to rehone it soon after he shave tested it. Well to my surprise he reports that it shaved really well and now he's very happy with the razor! Of course it was no surprise to Luis, he had total confidence in my skills the entire time.
I learned some things. An edge is sometimes better than expected. Do as little honing as possible AND be confident it will work. Finally that the 12k stone really is capable of changing the way a razor shaves.
Michael