Thread: Hone of the Day

Don't do a lot of honing for others, but this pair of Rodgers, dormant for 70+ years, is about to be used by a namesake from a newer generation. Did not want to shave-test them. Figure to let that run in the line.

Popping hairs off the 1k Naniwa, my preferred method of sure-fire success has been employed.
A good old 4/8 Norton (Pyramid!) and a silky feeling off the 8. On to some Naniwa 12k, a touch of Escher.
No doubt!

Picked up this 6/8 CV Heljestrand dressed in ivory recently and I finally got around to honing it today. Bevel set on Chosera 1k, then dilucot on La Veinette coticule, then hit a few licks on an Ozuku Asagi. This is my first time honing and shaving with a CV and I definitely see that they live up to the hype. The results were astounding. It took an edge like nobodies business. Beautifully buttery smooth shave. I love it.

Originally Posted by notitfortat

Picked up this 6/8 CV Heljestrand recently and I finally got around to honing it today. Bevel set on Chosera 1k, then dilucot on La Veinette coticule, then hit a few licks on an Ozuku Asagi. This is my first time honing and shaving with a CV and I definitely see they live up to the hype. The results were astounding. It took an edge like nobodies business. Beautifully buttery smooth shave. I love it.

That's a nice picture!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

That's a nice picture!

Thanks

Funny to be posting this here but I am hoping to unearth what this hone is and figure the more exposure the better.
Here are two pics of the hone.


Not following protocol for estimating grit, I simply chose a razor that I would have touched up on the SG20K before stropping.
My possibly faulty logic is that if it were a mid range hone, it would demolish the edge. It didn't, 40 laps with water only, and stropping lead to a perfectly fine shave...not legendary. The hone had the feedback of a barber's hone, which is practically none (scientifically based on my one barber hone).
I threw in the pic of the chipping thinking it might help ID the hone.
Apologies if I am flailing around in the wrong place

That looks like a natural belgian combo to me. The first picture looks exactly like my bbw.

Originally Posted by kaptain_zero

That looks like a natural belgian combo to me. The first picture looks exactly like my bbw.

That was one of the possibilities. It seems like a hard stone. I've never used a BBW, so I can't compare it to one. I thought the test might eliminate the BBW, but I am open to think it did not.