Thread: Hone of the Day

Originally Posted by outback

Honed this one up for MikeT, after a restore.
Bevel set on the green brick, took a few hours to get past the chips n pits to reach a clean edge.

Move to a Washita, then a fast cutting, slurried, Thurigan.
And finishing on a B/G Escher, slurry to clean water.

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Boy, Mike! You did that one proud.

Raining out and bored so I am about to run the last 3 of my Herder set across the hones. The last 2 took no time at all.
These are separated by a number or 3 at the most and look almost identical, so no tape, 1 scrap of scotch tape, 2 scraps scotch tape on the scales of a 19, 20, and a 24 so I get the honing order right. The electrical tape on the spines obscures the numbers!
Interesting how much can be told about the different grinds as running them across the hones.
Begin on 1K Naniwa. Don't take much!

Done and done.....Through the 1k, 4/8, Nani 12K, and B/G Escher. Only 1 beer too!

A rather stout beer, however! Another?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

A rather stout beer, however! Another?

I'd say yes, another. If you're going that hoppy, ya gotta go big.

Originally Posted by Paulbuck

I'd say yes, another. If you're going that hoppy, ya gotta go big.

And COLD!

Set the bevel with my chosera 1k and honed it with my Veinette coticule using strokes gradually decreasing in pressure without making a slurry. I am very pleased with how it turned out.

I have moved away from the dilucot method which I am starting to find a little esoteric and more time consuming.

Two more razors to add to the growing collection. Synthetic progression - 1, 3, 5, 8, 12k - to shave ready. But going to try to soften/finish them just a touch. One with a coticle and the other a thuringian.

I always enjoy the first shave with a new razor to check its edge and make sure its truly as shave ready on the face vs how it looks thru the loop.

A smaller natural combo coticule with a streak of color and a Tornblom in ivory.

The old rock and ivory together is a nice marriage!