Thread: Hone of the Day

As my testing continues with some JNAT finishers:

Razor: Filarmonica Novodur & Tanifuji Maxfli

2-Stone Progression:

Bevel reset: Shapton 8K Glass with light DN slurry

Finisher: Nakayama Kiita with pre-fininsh tomo followed with Kiita like tomo

Strop: Westholme Cordovan

Oozuku tomae with tenjyou and tomo. Razor is a puma

Couple of early production Portland Razor company 8/8 artisan series blades that really needed bevel set and up. They really do have very large bevels, it took a pretty long while to work through the progression. However the jnat part was very enjoyable!!!

Shapton Pro 2k, 5k and 8k
Shapton glass 16k
Unknown kiita

Koma officially enters.... but I think I could have honed this razor on a flat piece of curb as well, and it would still take an amazing edge. [emoji14]

Again as i continue to test, this is going to be my last test with the pre finisher ( Koma like ) before using the Nakayama tomo. my next and last outing will be with a soft nagura followed by the Nakayama tomo.

Razor: Tanifuji Maxfli / Filarmonica Novodur
2-Stone Progression:
Bevel reset: Shapton 8K Glass with light DN slurry
Finisher: Unmarked JNAT with Koma like pre-finisher and then Nakayama Tomo
Strop: Kanayama 70

Touched up this Hargreaves, Smith & Co. on a thuringian with light slurry. I've been focused a lot on coticules lately and wanted to switch it up a little here. This is a rather plain looking thuringian but it's a wonderful hone. Soft silky smooth feel on the light slurry.

Yo !! What's up with the orange tape?
Somebody just has to be special .

I had a whole log of the stuff, I think it's like 10 or 12 rolls!

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Yo !! What's up with the orange tape?
Somebody just has to be special .

I like blue n red.!![emoji1]

Small unknown hone (I'd guess nakayama, but I'd like to see the skin and it's mounted). Generic Koma nagura and then tomonagura from a stone that I received that had been broken before and reglued (but not mentioned by the seller!!), and broke again in transit. Whoever had this small hone originally really felt that it needs a large base, not sure if I'll cut it or leave it.

Fried. Dennert razor, the second razor I ever bought and it's never been outdone by any that I've had since. Masterfully ground with a very small bevel, and pin straight.

Not a great picture, but it will be a great shave. Picture of the edge, looks scratchy, but my microscope is lit such that it never misses those scratches. The edge tells the actual story (shown after stropping). Lay a hair on it two inches away and it will sever it when you give it a tug in any direction, front to back and from either side.