Thread: Hone of the Day

Today I found an old Torrey razor and decided to hone it.

Dmt1200 for initial bevel
Then the chosera 1k
Then Sham's natural 3-4k stone
Then my beloved tam o' Shanter dual stone with slurry
Then the Water of ayr side with slurry to dilute
And finally the mega coticule finish

Ya thats a Mega Coti, Bet She,s Fun To Hone On,Ty

Yes it has a nice looooooong stroke!

Originally Posted by Disburden

Today I found an old Torrey razor and decided to hone it.

Dmt1200 for initial bevel
Then the chosera 1k
Then Sham's natural 3-4k stone
Then my beloved tam o' Shanter dual stone with slurry
Then the Water of ayr side with slurry to dilute
And finally the mega coticule finish

Would be appreciated if you could elaborate on what you think of the Water of Ayr edge?

How does it compare to an Escher edge as well in your opinion?

Thanks.

Is that a scope of some kind in front of the stone? Ty

Originally Posted by Addison

Is that a scope of some kind in front of the stone? Ty

Yep its a loupe with a light that goes to 100x magnification.

Great were did you it, Appears to be something i could use!! Ty

Originally Posted by Addison

Great were did you it, Appears to be something i could use!! Ty

I got it off Amazon about seven years ago.

Had some "Me Time" today so I decided to give a W&B 7/8ths the full monty..

Set the bevel on the Chosera 1k. Then went through the Nagura progression with no dilutions apart from the Tomo and I also did some of that mm up n down business for a few mins each side.

Stropped on linen and 50 cordovan strokes.

It passes all sorts of tests to the highest level..

Life's good ey

Chosera 1k


Botan


Tenjou


Mejiro


Koma


Tomo

Originally Posted by Phrank

Would be appreciated if you could elaborate on what you think of the Water of Ayr edge?

How does it compare to an Escher edge as well in your opinion?

Thanks.

mine leaves an edge that feels like an 8k edge. It is no where near an Escher imho. It leaves a smooth shave but the cutting sensation isnt as effortless.