Thread: Hone of the Day

All I can add is, that used to suffer from 'weepers' or razor burn. I found that it was worse following removal of a 3 day growth, and the soap and whiskers visible, so I relate that image to weepers. I shave everyday and no more weepers, and like all of us, I love honing, stropping and shaving, it's like being told a cure to to coughing was to smoke cigarettes. No more soap and whiskers please....lol

5 in for Thursday what a beautiful day sun shining through my kitchen window I'm filled with warm welcoming rays of sunlight while I hone these very nice bunch of 5.

Jamie you words painted a beautiful picture.

Last weekend I decided to hone my Hart Custom. Truly a one off . It takes the sharpest edge of any razor, every time.
It didn't need honing but I have my newly acquired Escher on its way to me so I thought I'd hone this blade up on synthetics, up to 10k ready for some Escher testing.

Honing away, extremely tired with my G/F talking about stuff that I wasn't listening too when the blade flew out of my hands , cut my finger (tiniest wound ever but it drew blood) and landed underneath my table. (I'd love to see a video replay)
Upon inspection there were two huge chips in the edge.

I was tempted to start honing it at angles and or use the DMT but I figured leave it and think on it.

Fast forward a week to tonight.

I used 3 layers of tape and my Shapton 500k glass stone.
Using mainly straight strokes and a few light circles as to preserve the aesthetics. This 01 steel is tough but brittle and disappears with no effort.
I worked the chips nearly out, then going down to 2 layers and finally the one layer of tape.

Then onto the Chosera 1K . I spent a while on this stone making sure I was all the way to the new edge along all of the edge.

Then I hit the 5 and 10k . First time in an age since I'd used synthetics . It was quick, easy and painless

The blade passes HHT and is ready for my Escher, when it arrives..
Thanks for listening..

I did nearly the same thing with my Hart last weekend, dropped it edge down on the corner of my vermio finisher.

We've all done it. My condolences to the lost steel of your Hart JOB15!

BTW, never sling water off a hone or razor, about 1/1000 of the time you'll sling the hone or razor, and you will be very sad. Don't ask me how I know this.

Cheers, Steve

Originally Posted by Steve56

We've all done it. My condolences to the lost steel of your Hart JOB15!

BTW, never sling water off a hone or razor, about 1/1000 of the time you'll sling the hone or razor, and you will be very sad. Don't ask me how I know this.

Cheers, Steve

How do you NOT know this.