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02-28-2007, 06:37 PM #1
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Thanked: 4942Hello Rich,
From me, of course.......hahahahahahaha.
Depends on what shape the razor is in so you know where to start from. I use the Norton 4K/8K and may start as high as 10 stokes on the 4K followed by 10 on the 8K then to 5-5, then to 3-3, then to 1-3, 1-3 or 1-5. For Stainless I usually finish with a 1-7. Less strokes are better. You can go up to 15 to start or 25 to start if really in bad shape, but that's a lot. I will usually go from the Norton to either an Escher, or Coticule. Lot's of variations and experimentation. If you get close, you may only want to do a couple of 1-3's or 3-5 on the 8K followed by the polishing stone.
Have fun.
Lynn
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04-24-2007, 12:28 AM #2
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Newbie here, so be gentle.
I have a new straight razor honed by Lynn and just shaved with it for the first time today. Everything went fine. I was unnecessarily nervous about it. No cuts, and I'm pretty happy with it, but I need to learn to hone and strop, and now seems to be the time. I have a 40-page document by Christopher Moss that seems very detailed and from which I've learned a great deal, but with the mention here of Lynn's honing pyramid, I can't help but ask about what this means. I know (thanks to Christopher Moss) about the 4k/8k, but what's a 1-3 and a 3-5 and 5-5 and 3-3 and 1-5 and Escher and Coticule all that stuff, and where would I buy them? I don't see these terms listed in the product catalog at classicshaving.com or in Christopher Moss's book/document.
I just wanna be able to maintain my edge myself and start learning. Along those lines, what would you recommend I start with, Lynn, for honing and stropping?
Thanks for any replies and thanks for honing my razor, Lynn. It really was a pleasure to shave with although it probably would have been even more of a pleasure if I had stropped it first, but I took the "shave-ready" language literally and shaved with it straight out of the box (no pun intended). Had no choice since I didn't buy a strop when I bought the razor. I should have read more of Christopher Moss before completing the purchase and then I would have known that I needed to strop before every shave.
Regards,
Jimmy