Honed up these two Morley's and a "GABEL" razor on the Naniwa supers up to 8k. Now to pick out the finisher. 4 coti's, an escher and a thuri.... hmmmm decisions, decisions....
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Honed up these two Morley's and a "GABEL" razor on the Naniwa supers up to 8k. Now to pick out the finisher. 4 coti's, an escher and a thuri.... hmmmm decisions, decisions....
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Slowly cleaning up a Thornhill set and dug out this stone and strop today for my Sunday shave.The more I use this stone,the better the edges get.The thought of using a razor made in the 1800's, possibly 150 years old, makes my day.
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Slowly cleaning up a Thornhill set and dug out this stone and strop today for my Sunday shave.The more I use this stone,the better the edges get.The thought of using a razor made in the 1800's, possibly 150 years old, makes my day.[/QUOTE]
Here's something else to chew on...
The razor is 150 + yrs. old. Now ask yourself, how old, is the rock you honed it on. :nj
Nothing as impressive as what was previously posted today, but new for me.
Touched up my Wostenhome Celebrated IXL using a Tsushima black nagura to raise some mud on a Vermio. Did a succession of rolling X-strokes diluting the slurry. Finish strokes with glycerin and water.
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I've been wondering about those Vermios, David. I believe they are sold at Superior Shave IIRC. How does a Vermio edge compare to other natural finishers?
I got my Vermio from Griffiths Shaving Goods.
The only naturals I have to compare it with is a Jnat Oozuko and a natural combo coticule. I find the Vermio less finicky, maybe because it is a larger stone. The end results seem to be amount the same, especially now that I used the same nagura on each.
I do think finishing on the Vermio with glycerine created a “soft” yet keen edge more so than I can achieve on the Oozuko.
The Vermio definitely is a finisher and I get nice edges after using the coticule as a pre-finisher. I can shave with a coticule edge, but the Vermio takes it to another level of keenness without making it harsh.
Bottom line - I really like the Vermio. So much so that I haven’t even though about buying another finisher.
I had to use a sharpie to get the bevel angle right.:D
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