Thread: Hone of the Day

Yessir, on the left side is my CF I got from the gent in UK with all the lovely rocks. Was after trying Colin's Charnley at Mike's that I went looking for one.
Did a nice job on Scott's Alwyn. I stack that one up against the Thuri's, depending on steel for fine finished edges.
Can see how much I removed to get the heel back above the edge on the Alwyn. Used the dremel and a micro file to reshape and smooth it out.
Cheers,

I'm in the market for one right now.... and I'm currently in 1st place for one on Ebay. Fingers crossed that I win! Really would like to have one in my arsenal.

Hope you win it. A nice stone to have in the kit for sure.

Originally Posted by WW243

57 and sunny here...sadly no dugs, no fire, plus a synthetic...pretty damn sterile
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I have that same razor and it's my favorite shaver so far!

Solitarysoldier: I'm fairly new (not to life but to straight razor shaving & honing), this is the first I seen polishing a stone. Could you explain that to a willing learner?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I thought my Norton 1k was much slower than this Naniwa until I tried slurrying the Norton.
For tough ones, I use the Norton with slurry a pile before going to the Naniwa 1K.

Everyone says the big green brick is the schizzle....Some say not? Never tried one...Seems messy?

Chosera 1K is a game changer for me. But I am heavy handed. Slurry and Norton scratches up the blade WAY past bevel. Chosera and slurry work done in a hurry with no scratches up past the bevel. Not the stones fault its mine. Less going back to resand the scratched blade.

Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003

Chosera 1K is a game changer for me. But I am heavy handed. Slurry and Norton scratches up the blade WAY past bevel. Chosera and slurry work done in a hurry with no scratches up past the bevel. Not the stones fault its mine. Less going back to resand the scratched blade.

Interesting how you mentioned 'heavy-handed'. As I describe my usual progression to others, they are surprised how many reps I perform. Seldom do I push hard on the 1k unless there is a problem spot. I usually just let it do it's job. I have been gifted an Okudu Tomo Nagura which slurries it'self onto the Norton easily and makes for a fast cutter without excessive scratching of the bevel. I found that raising the slurry from the Norton makes for a rough hone. I still go to the Naniwa 1k after. Very light from there onward, weight of the blade only. YMMV

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Interesting how you mentioned 'heavy-handed'. As I describe my usual progression to others, they are surprised how many reps I perform. Seldom do I push hard on the 1k unless there is a problem spot. I usually just let it do it's job. I have been gifted an Okudu Tomo Nagura which slurries it'self onto the Norton easily and makes for a fast cutter without excessive scratching of the bevel. I found that raising the slurry from the Norton makes for a rough hone. I still go to the Naniwa 1k after. Very light from there onward, weight of the blade only. YMMV

No Your way is correct and the valuable chance to have honed a many. I am learning but 20years behind you my friend. I once thought 50 strokes per grit was Gospel. 20 circles to sharp was Holy Spirit. In the Church of Super Sharp.
Plus Glenn once said "torque the edge while keeping the spine flat" I was Saved. WRONG.
I may torque it a little too hard, redo 10 blades this winter only to rehone. Hands on is huge. You cant teach pressure and finesse, were the edge is going.Just because you found SRP doesnt make anyone an expert by any stretch. I comment alot less and wait for the Goodguys to speak on things now.
Oh and I still break things, Thank goodness for beater blades and Antique Shops.

Spray and go!.
Mike

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a Brian Brown Custom done on the Nakayama with a full Nagura progression...

This was from Thanksgiving morning