Thread: Finishing on dry hone

Dear honing-community,

I‘m again in my experimenting phase and trying out different finishers dry.

While honing I do not hold the hone horizontaly, I rather tilt it between around 45 degrees up to even holding it almost verically and let the razor just slide up and down on it.
With this method seems like I can significantly reduce the honing pressure and get much keaner results.

Have successfully tried this meehod with Zulu Grey, translucent Arkansas. YG Thuringian and Coticule (no test-shave yet)

All hones seemed to improve the keeness of the eazor by remaining the feel to the skin.

Till now Thuri provides the best results, testes with 5/8 Tennis razor.

Dey Coticule edge yet to be test shaved.

Have someone else got any experience with using whetstones dry?

Happy honing
Philipp