Thread: My first honing attempts with photos

I didn't want to invest in more stones, nevertheless there's a King 1k coming my way now from Japan. How did this happen??

Originally Posted by elmoensio

I didn't want to invest in more stones, nevertheless there's a King 1k coming my way now from Japan. How did this happen??

I know from a minimalist standpoint it is unnerving to have more than you need, but I think 1k can be a good stone to have. Plus, the king stones are not very expensive, but they are effective.

Originally Posted by elmoensio

I didn't want to invest in more stones, nevertheless there's a King 1k coming my way now from Japan. How did this happen??

It all starts with one. Then another, and another, and another, and another, ect. The HAD shopping, I mean anonymous meeting is meeting here every friday, right after your paycheck is cashed.

What does HAD stand for Gent's? For some reason it is not coming to me.

Hone Acquisition Disorder

Originally Posted by FAL

What does HAD stand for Gent's? For some reason it is not coming to me.

It will.......it comes to us all eventually....

Thanks Utopian, wow, I've had HAD since age 8, I must be in the last stages.

Now my dreams are of the always faster, finer, Hone-'e Grail.

So... I have had the King 1k in my possession for a month now. Today I tried again to hone and made progress. It was my 8th attempt.

I made some slurry on the 1k, did circular motions first on one side, then the other. I tried to keep firm but light pressure. I spent maybe 15 mins before it shaved arm hair by the skin level effortlessly on both sides and along the whole edge.

Then I washed the stone and blade and made some 1k slurry and dumped that on top of the Welsh slate and slurried the mix some more. Did circular motions on both sides, diluting the slurry twice. Dilution was washing the blade and dropping two drops of water on the stone. I washed the stone and made new slurry and made X-strokes on both sides. Again wash the stone and more X-strokes on water only. Then 7 laps on CrOx and 60+ laps on leather strop and on to shave test.

The edge was not completely disaster, I managed to make two rough passes on my head before giving up and finishing the job with a DE razor.

I made some progress as I got it shaving arm hair but I still have a way to go before I can proudly say that I have shaved with my own well honed razor.

I have never used a slate before So I am not familiar with the method, but I don't quite like the using the king 1k slurry and trying to work it like a jnat slurry. Synthetics (95% of the time) do not tend to break down like a jnat, thus just diluting a king 1k slurry won't give you quite the progression that you need to be shave worthy. But it does sound like you at least got your bevel set. Great job. That is 95% of the battle.