Thread: Hone of the Day

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

I don't blame you, I'd shave with it at least once too. Fantastic razor! Did you do the scales?

No Andrew the owner made the scales Alastair who also makes those beautiful Westholme strops he did the restore it's his own razor, it really is a monster the spine is 7.6mm thickness the tang is over 15mm wide it really is a huge razor.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

No Andrew the owner made the scales Alastair who also makes those beautiful Westholme strops he did the restore it's his own razor, it really is a monster the spine is 7.6mm thickness the tang is over 15mm wide it really is a huge razor.

Well he did a fantastic job, it's amazing. Might make you change your mind about old Sheffields.

Catching up with posting some pics, picked out some of the fun ones and different finishers


Greaves x 2
Chosera 1-5-10 / Select Grade Coticule



Wacker
Naniwa SS series 1-3-5-8-10-12



Geneva
Shapton GS series 1-2-4-6-8-16-30



Soligen - Garantie
Chosera 1-5-10 / German Thuringen



Nice chip had to come out



TI- LeGerlot
Chosera 1-5-10 / Nakayama




Booyaaaahhh !!!!!! Hone On Gentlemen

Really loving all the great pics guys

Now i admire those hight grit synthetyc finishers and ive never try one so i look at a shapton cream I wonder if there is diference with the natural finished edge

Originally Posted by RusenBG

I wonder if there is diference with the natural finished edge

Yes there is a "Difference",

But

There is also a "Difference" between two Natural stones, sometimes even between two Natural stones of the same ilk



Just don't try and define "Difference" as Better or Worse and all is good in the world of Razordom

This true, cause nothing shaves me better or smoother than the Kinfolks and it's done on synthetic right? Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

This true, cause nothing shaves me better or smoother than the Kinfolks and it's done on synthetic right? Tc

Yes it has been every time she has come to visit up here I like the combo of NY steel and the Shapton GS series

My late entry to this thread

Starting with blue & working up ; Invicta. Black Demon, Bengall, Sistrum for Barbers use & Aussie custom in Hitachi Aogami.
Honed up to 12k on J/Shapton Pros then pre-finished on Iwasaki select stone wih Koma Nagura & finally on Shobu-Dani Asagi with invisible Oozuku slurry.

First time I do this combo & very happy with it. All 5 shaved almost identically & no need for any tweaking.

5 in today back out Monday everything looks pretty straight forward with these 5.

Razor fresh off my inaugural hone. This stone only arrived two days ago from a seller who reckons it is likely a La Grosse Blanche and I didn't experience anything to doubt him.



To put it through its paces I opted for a one stone hone (not counting the Chosera 1k bevel set). Worked slow through slurry dilutions, clear water, strops and finishing very light on lather. Nice audible stone. Medium to fast on slurry (though I used bugger all pressure this morning so reckon it would speed up real fast) and slooow on water.

Result: Beginners luck I reckon as the edge left behind my test shave is phenomenal - a nice blend of sharp and smooth.