Thread: Hone of the Day

A better image.

Hey-Just curious what kind of wood that stone is mounted on-looks like maybe desert ironwood?

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

Hey-Just curious what kind of wood that stone is mounted on-looks like maybe desert ironwood?

That is a chunk of Bacote with a shellac finish.

The stone had a corner that was crumbling. It had to be mounted. So.... I filled it with JB weld with the help of blue masking tape and wax paper. Then it was permanently epoxied to this Bacote pedestal.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dxN...ew?usp=sharing

Wostenholm IXL Frameback touch-up on my primitive-cut Arkie with WD-40. I hope you can see the video at the link. It's just a joy to hone on, and I'm definitely using the whole stone. Every 50 strokes or so, I'll flip it around to the other side to keep things even.

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dxN...ew?usp=sharing

Wostenholm IXL Frameback touch-up on my primitive-cut Arkie with WD-40. I hope you can see the video at the link. It's just a joy to hone on, and I'm definitely using the whole stone. Every 50 strokes or so, I'll flip it around to the other side to keep things even.

Looking forward to hearing about your results and the shave.

Pete <:-}

Frederick Reynolds on the Mizukihara Tenjyo Suita.

Today was a Roberts, Warranted.



Total restoration.

Originally Posted by outback

Today was a Roberts, Warranted.



Total restoration.

Oooooh, that looks positively ancient. Nice resto!

Originally Posted by petercp4e

Looking forward to hearing about your results and the shave.

Pete <:-}

Pete-Since you asked, I just shaved with that edge on a lather of Oleo Caballero, and honestly, even as a teacher of Advanced English, words fail me. I'm pretty sure that was the most stupid sharp and smooth edge I've ever put on a razor-just remarkable. It just wiped 4 days of growth off effortlessly and quickly, and I didn't even strop it much after as I wanted to really get a sense of just the hone.

I've also been fine-tuning our biggest kitchen knives on it to burnish it further, so it just keeps getting better and better. Send me your best 12k edge, and I'll show you what I mean.

Aaron, I am getting the same results with the true hard that I got from Dan's a while back.
It's a stunning finisher to say the least. There is just something exceptional about what they do to a razors edge. Every one of my 125+ razors is finished on that stone. It's that good.
Thanks for the feedback!

Pete <:-}