Thread: Hone of the Day

Originally Posted by Steve56

Learner, that 'burnt toast scraping' is pretty typical of a 'singing' razor. That 'singing' term is marketing at it's best... or worst depending on how you view accuracy lol.

Cheers, Steve

Kees and Steve56 for the past two days I've been shaving with my C mon Filly while I try to find enough time to hone the 8/8 sub cero. Kees was right that it isn't as sharp as it should be. The C mon is as sharp as it should be. I should be able to finish the 8/8" this evening and will shave with it tomorrow. I do expect some noise from it because of its' width and how thin the blade is because of the full hollow grind. I will call it "singing" too, as the marketing people did.

Originally Posted by Steve56

Learner, that 'burnt toast scraping' is pretty typical of a 'singing' razor. That 'singing' term is marketing at it's best... or worst depending on how you view accuracy lol.

Cheers, Steve

"Singing" razor absolutely, Thiers-Issard branded there C135 steel razors, "singing" blades...and all of my Fili's sound like a scraping burnt toast, great sound, I have some very finely ground W&B's, obviously reground in the streets at some point by a grinder, and one in particular that I've said could be the Fili 14's great, great Grandfather....stellar shave, and hisses like an angry cat as it takes off a beard.

Here's my best recorded example of a singing razor in action.
A NOS shumate's maiden shave after a weeks shave free vacation.
https://youtu.be/GAcrVjoM5v0
Was a few years ago now, and I can notice changes in my shave even from then. Very little face stretching for example, unlike now.
Taut is safe, and close..
Cheers.

Cool video, Mike-You really gave that Shumate a workout-definitely buttering some toast!

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Here's my best recorded example of a singing razor in action.
A NOS shumate's maiden shave after a weeks shave free vacation.
https://youtu.be/GAcrVjoM5v0
Was a few years ago now, and I can notice changes in my shave even from then. Very little face stretching for example, unlike now.
Taut is safe, and close..
Cheers.

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I'm about to try some Camellia Oil on the Charnley. I've been having great luck with this stone!!



Hone on sirs!

Originally Posted by Kees

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Weird, I wasn't wearing a speedo or anything,,
wonder if it's the Bowie music in the background.
And that's a nice Charnley! Nice slow stone.

Thought I would share my natural stones I have been working with. Grey stone is a shoubudani mizu asagi for finishing and the other is a recently acquired vintage coticule. I am liking this coticule very much the edge is very nice. Seems like I don't need to do to much work when moving from this coti to the shoubu. Will have to do more testing ofc but happy to have a nice coti now. Good results so far. Also the coti is a natural combo, will test out going from Belgian blue to the yellow side later.

Last night got round to honing a Bengall I picked up recently. Virtually no hone wear and a good size at 13/16. Bevel set with Chosera 1k followed by 3, 5, 8 and 12 in Naniwa super stones. Finished with Narutaki Mizu Asagi with slurry then clear water.

Tonight just touch up to a Bengall cast steel and a Kropp. Both with the Narutaki again slurry then clear water. Have a few need touch ups and will keep using this hone as haven't used much and want to learn it better.

Cleaned up my grandfathers razor.
I went 1k paper to 3k paper. Sanded the scales and re pinned.

I also found a hairline fracture near the spine on one side which you can only really see with a torch shining their.
So maybe keep it away from hot water ?

Set the bevel on the 1k then it was Nakayama all the way. Finishing on my first ever Tomo . Its red, yay.

My last shave was awful , off 01 steel which I honed over a year ago. Next shave will be with the heirloom, cant wait.

Cheers guys