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    Mk31 touched up on a hone made of coticule dust,I think?

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    Default Magic Stones????

    So, I got this Hohenzollern stone in a lot, basically for free, and have been honing on it for the past month or so. It is stupid easy to use. You just lightly rub your razor on it back and forth and you get a crazy sharp and super comfortable edge every single time!! This post I found somewhere else sums it up. The post refers to true Thuringian stones and says “You can be blind, hone with mittens on in a tornado while hanging upside down and still get a great edge.” And it is the truth.

    I had a Wade & Butcher 6/8+ that has always been impossible to hone. I could either get a sharp but extremely uncomfortable edge or an edge that rips your facial hair out from the roots. It’s been sitting in a box for months. I took it out today and carefully and quickly re-set the bevel on a Washita Lily White 6” stone and then rubbed it on the Hohenzollern stone for about 4 minutes and a magic edge appeared. I shaved this afternoon with it and it was easily my best shave of the month. What the?
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    What a curse be a dull razor; what a prideful comfort a sharp one

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    Nice one Steel, those diamond in the rough stones are very rare to come by. Im still looking...

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    A few getting cleanup up & refreshed today
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    to shave another day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markbignosekelly View Post
    Nice one Steel, those diamond in the rough stones are very rare to come by. Im still looking...
    Thank you and you are absolutely right. You know the saying about the blind pig right? Well, I have been “rooting” around for a few years now. Acorn!
    I would have never thought a Thuringian stone could bridge the gap from Washita so easily and quickly. It was a very fast and productive honing session yesterday. The kind where you go to bed and wake up thinking about it and are excited? That hasn’t happened in a while.
    What a curse be a dull razor; what a prideful comfort a sharp one

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    Quote Originally Posted by caccia View Post
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    Natural combo stone today used to hone a Burrell Top Flight razor for a smooth shave.
    beautiful coti!!!!

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    Steel, you are indeed a very lucky man.

    It took me years to find my Hohenzollern stone.
    Many say that they are more desirable than an Escher.
    I know they are a lot rarer and harder to find.

    I remember at some point when I was a kid talking about the Hohenzollern Castle in school.
    I never forgot that word, and when I found out about the stones, I had to have one. Much easier said than done.

    You are spot on about honing with the stone. It is in a class by itself and dare I say that I would put it a crack above my Escher.

    Your acorn is made of gold...

    Enjoy your newfound treasure.

    Pete <:-}
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    That makes you smile." - Mark Twain

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    Those are very bold statements Pete. You can certainly tell you love these stones and I can see why. They are much harder to find and I am itching to try another thuringian and eventually some Eschers.
    What a curse be a dull razor; what a prideful comfort a sharp one

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    Great-Another stone I have to have!

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    Sweet rocks. Men.

    Hadn't posted here in awhile, so.... I finished a restore on a Frederick Reynolds yesterday, and put it to the stones this evening. The bevel is tiny, and was set quickly on the green brick, needing no more than 40-50 passes.

    Then a thorough working on the Washita, with only water.
    Then a slurried, fast cutting Thurigan diluted to water, finishing on a B/G Escher, BD. water only.

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