Thread: First Razor Honed - Feels oh so sweet!

After watching a few videos online (in particular gssixguns youtube channel), i felt confident enough to take an auction find dubl duck dwarf and put it on the stones. The blade had a couple of very tiny nicks in it, so i took what i learned and went to the 1200 and after a couple of attempts i was able to set a nice bevel, then i went to work on the 8000 side of the stones and and finally i finished on a 12k Chinese stone. Finally i took it to a pasted balsa strop a few laps, and it passed the hanging hair test with flying colors. Last test, and a little nervous (even brought a back up in with me in case this didn't shave) and put blade to face. The result, BEST SHAVE EVER! I was so excited about a job well done, i couldn't stop telling my Girlfriend how awesome it felt (she couldn't have cared less)
Now i am confident to take on the other razors i have that need attention to be brought back into fine shaving form!

Congratz !!!!

Congratz !!!!

Roger

Way to go!

Thanks, i am going to be spending a lot more time in the basement now, plenty of other razors need some love too!

nothing like a freshly honed - correct - straight ....

It's a great feeling to hone your own! Congrats!

Congratulations, Brosh!

It is such a sense of wonderous achievement when you get it right. Imagine the daunting task we'd face not being offered the learned wisdom of other wet shavers here on SRP. I wouldn't have been nearly as confident my first time. But armed with knowledge and monkey see monkey doo attitude and the tools, diligent attention to form and patience, and even a novice can show basic aptitude.

<-This is how I feel after success. I suspect you are feeling the same way.

Regards

Yes that is exactly how i feel! And for sure i never would have tried it, but there is so much helpful information floating around here, it really gave me the confidence i needed to get this step started... I had no idea the simple act of shaving could turn into such a great hobby!

Originally Posted by Brosh

Yes that is exactly how i feel! And for sure i never would have tried it, but there is so much helpful information floating around here, it really gave me the confidence i needed to get this step started... I had no idea the simple act of shaving could turn into such a great hobby!

You picked a good razor for your first honing attempt.
Ducks hone pretty easy.
Congrats on the accomplishment!
It is a GREAT feeling sharpening your own stuff and it actually working!