Thread: Hone of the Day

Originally Posted by outback

I'm assuming you cleaned it, while it was pinned.?

Tip: sand the old dry surface of the scales with 220, 400,600, and steel wool, before putting them in oil. They'll come out even better

Yup, I cleaned it while pinned and used 400/1k before oil. Just wanted a light restore and to preserve some of the original character so mainly focused on taking off a layer for hygiene and getting all the dried/flaking bits. If I find myself reaching for it often I could see removing the pins, reshaping the scales (they're a bit warped) and perhaps modifying them to use a wedge (or just replacing entirely), polishing it up all the way (easier sans pin) and doing more work on the blade. But then its age would be less evident and it wouldn't shave any better, just be a bit less fiddly to close when I'm done.

So far this kind of light work in the scales is as far as I've gotten with horn though and I haven't yet taken any further. Does a bit of oil (wiped on, not soaked) render further sanding/polishing impossible? I can see how it'd be less efficient but have assumed I'd still be able to bring it to a higher polish later if I wanted?

This would be best asked in the workshop, the answer is there. As this is off topic for this thread. But in short, yes. Horn is very flexible, in what you can do with it.

A pre-1896 Sheffield Fredrick Reynolds 6/8 hollow fresh off of the 1K Norton. Botan then Tenjyo on the Mizukihara Suita. This stone is very fast and nicely complimented by the coarser Mikawa Shiro nagura after 1K bevel set. This sweetheart had almost no spine wear and has, so far, taken a very nice edge. We will see how she finishes.

Razor: No-Name German hollow ground 5/8
Bevel set: A micro chip and very dull edge to set on Shapton GS 1k
Finish: Ozuku Asagi from Morihei with a small white nagura also bought from Morihei. Followed by a Tomonagura from a member here diluted down to 25 laps on clear water.

The slurry started very very dry and thick with some moderate pressure. Diluted down 2-3 times and then the same with the tomo slurry but with a little less pressure to start but still starting with a very dry and thick slurry. 2-3 solutions to plain water and Stropped on linen and horse butt.

Result: The keenest and smoothest edge I have created to date with a perfect shave. I have raised the bar for myself. Now just to repeat these results on a few different razors.

Seven Razors needed to be refreshed a bit today. Right to left, Wosty, Compton Reliance, Osborne and Garrett, Hibbard-Spencer-Bartlett, W.J. Donovan Bay State 400, Faultless, and my Jacob Wiss.



The stones. Japanese water stone for a small nick, a Norton 4/8, cotucule, Arkansas hard, and a surgical black.

Newest and first Jnat. it's a Oozuku Mizu Awasedo, and my fiance bought it for me for my Christmas present!

^^^^KEEPER!!^^^^

My wife won’t contribute to the hobby, she thinks I have a problem....

Welcome to the jnat club! Er, rabbit hole. It’s nice in here!

I have not done much kamisori honing, this one was honed and used once and put away. Coming home from work Saturday night with the family gone to visit friends I had nothing much to do. I took out the kami from the drawer and gave it some honing on tomo slurry on this narrow, hard kami size Jnat. Finished on slurry.
Today was test shave day. 6 days growth was wiped like nothing giving an almost BBS with the first pass. 2 pass BBS with zero sting from alum or Proraso AS. That thing can shave.

Alex, that’s not a narrow hone for a kamisori! Isn’t it wonderful how efficient the ‘terror sticks’ are? They can shave the barbs off a barbed wire fence.