Thread: Hone of the Day

A Thornhill razor touched up on a coticule natural combo in wood box and Sinsei strop.Exotic enough?

YES! That's what I am talking about!

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Some good ole U.S.A stuff. A great shaving Electric Razor Co, Newark N.J. touched up on a translucent Arkansas and the exotic Norton stropped on the exotic Red Imp (nos) strop...haha

Originally Posted by caccia

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Some good ole U.S.A stuff. A great shaving Electric Razor Co, Newark N.J. touched up on a translucent Arkansas and the exotic Norton stropped on the exotic Red Imp (nos) strop...haha

Beautiful white translucent!

Very Nice! Those old Electrics are awesome!

So you have stropped on that Red Imp? Ah! It is no longer NOS!

What is the old Norton hone like?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Very Nice! Those old Electrics are awesome!

So you have stropped on that Red Imp? Ah! It is no longer NOS!

What is the old Norton hone like?

I didn't strop on that Red Imp,I have another that I used,my mistake. I was tempted to.The Norton hone makes a keen edge fast and does not seem to sacrifice smooth,from what I remember.I hardly use it,but will now that its handy so I can give a more accurate opinion.

Originally Posted by caccia

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Some good ole U.S.A stuff. A great shaving Electric Razor Co, Newark N.J. touched up on a translucent Arkansas and the exotic Norton stropped on the exotic Red Imp (nos) strop...haha

Beautiful setup...

This time I followed the advice/tips about using WD40 on my Dans Transleucent.
The result was an improvement in the edge from using lather.
Dare I say it is almost as good as the edges I am able to achieve with my GOK20.
Still playing with it and enjoying the challenge. Ken

Nice razor AND lovely hone, Ken.
The Arks intrigue me. Are these new ones fairly consistent in the grit department?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Nice razor AND lovely hone, Ken.
The Arks intrigue me. Are these new ones fairly consistent in the grit department?

Thanks Sharptonn.
I wouldn't say that the Arks' are a specific "grit". It is going to depend on the amount of "burnish" that the face you are using has. I spent a couple of hours rubbing my stone on one side with a 1" chisel. It now has a very glassy quality.
If you hone on that side dry it feels uniformly waxy. And imparts some sound of the stone working. With each type of lubricant the feeling and sound is less.
WD40 Results in what feels like almost nothing is being done. But the results and my face prove that improvement of the edge is being accomplished.
I have left the back of the stone un- burnished. I have used that side to step down to if a razor doesn't respond well to the dry to WD40 progression on the burnished side.
Basically my research about the Arks on here is proving correct. The surface prep of the stone combined with varying pressure and viscosity of lubricants results in what we would describe as going through a progression.
The Dans came flat and ready use both sides.
Hope my explanation makes sense and possibly helps.
Ken.