newbie touch up hone?

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08-17-2007, 05:10 PM
atracksler

newbie touch up hone?

what would you suggest for a newbie - touch up hone?
08-17-2007, 05:13 PM
Jonedangerousli

get a 4 sided strop from Tony Miller. Pasted on two sides: 1.0, 0.5
08-17-2007, 05:25 PM
SteveS

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Originally Posted by Jonedangerousli

get a 4 sided strop from Tony Miller. Pasted on two sides: 1.0, 0.5

Ditto. I did that and one better: I had a third side pasted with .5 chromium dioxide paste. I swear I get smoother feeling shaves off of that than off of the .5 diamond paste.
08-17-2007, 05:28 PM
Jfala

I would concur - the pasted paddle is your best bet just for touching up. You could also pick up some barber hones from Tilly at Redtrader99.com. They are slow cutting hones used for exactly this purpose.
08-18-2007, 01:37 AM
zepplin

A Coticule!!! JMO
08-18-2007, 02:22 AM
Jonedangerousli

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Originally Posted by zepplin

A Coticule!!! JMO

I'd have to agree that a coticule would be a good choice for a first hone to touch up a razor that had been properly honed but become less keen with use. I think the best way to touch up that razor however would be with a pasted paddle, given that the stroke is the same as stropping, which, presumably he would already have down pat. Presumably.
08-18-2007, 06:10 AM
zepplin

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Originally Posted by Jonedangerousli

I'd have to agree that a coticule would be a good choice for a first hone to touch up a razor that had been properly honed but become less keen with use. I think the best way to touch up that razor however would be with a pasted paddle, given that the stroke is the same as stropping, which, presumably he would already have down pat. Presumably.

Yea, but a natural stone is just sexier. :D Besides, the edge will not be as fragile and will last longer. :w JMO
08-18-2007, 09:38 AM
Jonedangerousli

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Originally Posted by zepplin

Yea, but a natural stone is just sexier. :D

That I can totally agree with. I've been keeping my belgian combo stone on my nightstand and let me tell you, last night....
08-18-2007, 11:59 AM
jimmyman

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Originally Posted by Jonedangerousli

That I can totally agree with. I've been keeping my belgian combo stone on my nightstand and let me tell you, last night....

:eek:

Talk about being between a rock and a hard place:roflmao
08-18-2007, 12:29 PM
AFDavis11

Ohhhh, now I understand what all these threads about raising a slurry are about . . . you guys are sick! Wouldn't that be kinda rough? :-)
08-18-2007, 05:51 PM
JoshEarl

To get this thread back on track before things get any uglier... :)

The old barber manuals preached that a good newbie touchup hone is one that's a slow cutter. Of the hones I've tried so far, the coticule best fits the bill. Barber hones can be tricky to use, and the Norton is a fast cutter and requires a bit more practice.

We don't have a lot of guys who have started with a coticule as their first hone, though, so I don't know if this theory holds water. It does seem logical to me, though. :)

A 4" long coticule is less than $50 at www.theperfectedge.com.

Josh