Thread: Hone of the Day

Originally Posted by basil

Different brand but blade looks very similar. I keep trying but can’t really seem to put an edge on it. Because of that I stayed away from all stainless steel razors. I didn’t want to end up with another dud.

Just shaved with it, Escher edge. Came out pretty good. Not Jnat good but pretty good.

Dr Balfanz is a Dovo product. A tribute to an author on German industrial history.
It is same as another Dovo model, the Bismark, only more plain.
I have one and find it to be a good blade. Seems made for the Japanese market?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Dr Balfanz is a Dovo product. A tribute to an author on German industrial history.
It is same as another Dovo model, the Bismark, only more plain.
I have one and find it to be a good blade. Seems made for the Japanese market?

Yes Tom, that was my understanding as well, made for the Japanese market.
So after the shave I tried to touch it up on a hard Jnat and again, it got chippy. Softer jnat fixed the issue. Will shave with it in few days and report back.
I think this will be a razor that prefers a softer stone and not the hard grey ones.

Good plan. German inox is like that. 12k Naniwa is all I could say.
Escher seems to make them harsh. Lots of strop!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Good plan. German inox is like that. 12k Naniwa is all I could say.
Escher seems to make them harsh. Lots of strop!

Aha. I do have a 12k Naniwa sitting in a box. I will try that next.
Thank you for the suggestion.

Gave the rams horn Le Grelot some love tonight.

Just got done doing some antiquing and found this translucent arky, no label but it’s flat and looks to be used very little it at all, I gave it a bath with some dish soap and ran a knife over it. I just need to chamfer the edges before I try a razor on it.



Unfortunately I shaved this morning but luckily it was with a razor that was finished on my surgical black, I’ll hone that same razor in this translucent and see what’s what for the next shave.