Thread: Hone of the Day

Aha it all ends with coffee and a pipe hehe. You have been holding out on us. Please post in pipe of the day my friend we need you .

Fancy my CF tonight. Gives my french razors superb edges, and is my first choice when I'm in slow/lazy honing-mood

Just Wow Steel, masterful post, and a sweet Holley, thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by Martin103

Just Wow Steel, masterful post, and a sweet Holley, thanks for sharing.

Thanks Martin. That means a lot coming from you! I wish I had the time and energy to contribute more to these '...of the day' threads. They are my favorite to read.

Of the many razors that I own, this one is my favorite. It's stamped Chashuf Schmidt St. Louis and it's about as plain a razor as you'll find. I probably couldn't sell it for more then $10. But here's why it's special to me. I learned to hone and use a SR at the same time. After many failed attempts at both, I had my AH-HA moment with this razor. I had other blades that I worked on, but this is the one that I kept taking back to the hones and kept improving. I shaved with it almost exclusively for months and it's still my go to razor. It's got stains and light pitting and the scales are scratched and dull. I could make it look brand new again with about 90 minutes of work, but I don't want to. It's got character. Thought I'd show this little guy some Coticule love today. It came out great, but I think I like this one better with a Naniwa 12k finish.

I also learned to hone and shave at the same time, so it can be done. I have high end Japanese kitchen knives and had Japanese hones for them, some of which were razor grade so it didn't really make sense to do anything else.

Cheers, Steve

I did the same learning process as you (BeJay) and Steve56. It took dedication and a lot of youtube watching to get comfortable with the process. I had a few nicks, mostly square
points, but it was worth it. I look forward to every morning and my shave ritual. I started out with two razors I bought over forty years ago for 3 dollars each at the Jay County IN
tractor and engine show but got put in a drawer and ignored until about a year and a half ago. I now have fifty razors, several stones, four strops, six brushes, etc. I will have to
come to my senses one of these days and quit buying stuff. I'm happy I discovered this hobby/sport/activity.

Glad to see you back Tom, you going to try to make Charlie's meet in February, I'd sure like to see you again. Tc

Tell me about it, TC. This is fresh news to me. If possible, I would like to make it.

Honed up a French Gelle Freres faux frameback fresh from some TLC at chez Alfredo. Progression was Shapton Pros 2k, 5k, 8k, koma, and tomo nagura on a pale Nakayama asagi. The edge tests very well, shave tomorrow!

Cheers, Steve