Thread: Honing Challenge

Ok first I don't know if this is the place to have this thread but I think it's right.

Recently I was challenged on my view of stones, in my opinion that in the right hands a 12k naniwa, will meet or exceed some of the " majic stones ", well Steve and Kyle put my feet to the fire. Here is my review of the razor Steve done for me.

Here is how I Conducted the test.
1. Same prep each day, shower, lather with MDC, no stropping first shave, then every day with 25/50 linen and leather for a total of 7 shaves to rule out a bad day, plus without being a braggart, my stropping can and does improve edges.
2. 2 pass shaves with light touch up buffing. WTG and ATG.
3. Alum post shave along with a splash of my favorite aftershave that will give you some burn if your shave is not good, Aqua Velva Blue ice.
so here it is, Steve your Jnat edge was very smooth, the sharpness was to say the least, would mow my beard down without any resistance. I feel the edge will give my Naniwa edge a run for the money. But My honest opinion is it was a tie. With the Jnat edge being a little smoother on the first shave than my other edge straight from the stones, but after stropping I did not see much difference. I tell you this your edge is very good and I Would put it in the upper escheleon. Great job, just not a conclusive improvement over my Synthetic. And please guys this is my opinion, and if I had a sensitive face, maybe the natural would have made more of a difference

Now for for a confession, the razor I sent you is my all time favorite shaver, and will take a edge like no other I have. And I sent it to you fresh from the hone of my guy, it was done on a 30k Shapton. So in a way I kinda played dirty. with that edge I get the best shaves every time. So I sent you a stacked deck, yet what you sent back held its own, Thank you for this challenge.

next up is Kyles edge starting tomorrow I enjoy my M500 Nichiri for a week, good luck Kyle.
Tc