Thread: Test shave from first time honing....

personally would suggest 1k and bbw. Bbw are cheap and work well with slurry before finishing on coticule with water.

That's a nice start. Way to go! Enjoy the ride. Listen carefully to your mentors, but don't be afraid to experiment now and again. You're off to a great start.

Honed up the 3rd razor this afternoon, the Frieder, Baurmann and Sohne Comfort 25, on the Coticule and did the same shave I did yesterday. Still a great shave. It was a 2 pass, WTG, ATG with a touch up. 50 laps on the linen and 100 on leather. It wasn't BBS in all places, but at the same time, I can only feel scratching if I really stretch and run my finger over some of my trouble areas. Overall, very satisfied with the coticule, but I do think I will use it as a finisher only and get the 4/8. But based on the shaves, and the bevels being set on the Chosera 1K, I have to get one of those so I can repeat this as much as possible.

On the downside, when attempting to get the blade out of the scales on the Comfort 25 to restore it and give it a good polishing and clean up the scales, after punching the pin through one scale and blade and getting it about half way through the other scale, that side broke away. Not sure if there was a small crack or if I was just using too much force, but I guess crap happens.

Get yourself a FastCap Macro Flush Cut Trimmer. It will allow you to cut most of your pins off very easily. Cut one side, then gently only begin to undercut the opposite side's pin and allow the angle of the cutter pull the pin out slightly. Then use a small punch pin to push it out.

I can demonstrate it for you at the next meet-up!

Originally Posted by Utopian

Get yourself a FastCap Macro Flush Cut Trimmer. It will allow you to cut most of your pins off very easily. Cut one side, then gently only begin to undercut the opposite side's pin and allow the angle of the cutter pull the pin out slightly. Then use a small punch pin to push it out.

I can demonstrate it for you at the next meet-up!

The next meet up is in Texas.

Originally Posted by bluesman7

The next meet up is in Texas.

Yeah, and TN is in April, but maybe I can slip in another MN one in March!

I have a flush cutter that I used and a 1/16" hole punch with a block of wood that has a hole large enough to allow the pin to be driven into the hole. Prior to using the punch, I do use the flush cutter to "lift" up the other side, giving me enough room to secure the punch without chance of it slipping over the top of the scale. Then the scale on either side of the pin is supported by the block of wood. It's punched out a number of pins, this is the first one that broke that I didn't notice a prior crack in.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Yeah, and TN is in April, but maybe I can slip in another MN one in March!

Yeah, a meet-up per month sounds about right.

You could start with a 16K Shapton Glass and then work your way down. Too Soon? bj

I need a bevel setter and mid ranges. Finishers will be coming as I get good with bevels and mid ranges. Will do some finishing on the coticule in the meantime.