Honing a Swedish Razor. (Update)
I suspected, given the positive test (finger+treetop) results and the microscopic aspect. .. and today I got the confirmation: the razor shaved veeeery close :dropjaw:
And in relation to the cutting depth, the comfort was remarkable too. I'm sure after some more stropping it will be even better.
Very happy with this result! Hard work always pays off...:D
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Honing someone else's razor
Yesterday had the chance to hone my brother-in-law's Dovo Bismark 2. (Solingen - 6/8" FH)
Despite having started a few months before me with a straight razor, my brother-in-law has never deepened the subject, ad sporadically uses his Dovo Bismark 2, sharpened by the shopkeeper where he bought it. However, he has always complained of a shave that is not completely satisfactory, with some tearing and not very comfortable.
So yesterday I checked it and It seemed to me that there were no problems in the cutting capacity of the bevel (finger and treetop tests passed) but had a not so so straigt edge (as well as a not too "refined" bevel) when seen under the microscope.
I decided to hone it using one of the best sequences I've actually tested on this thread. I.e. Nakayama Kiita Koppa + Black Tsushima's slurry + Asagi Tomo's Slurry.
Used 1 Layer of Kapton tape.
Microscopic results were as expected and, after the final strop, the blade easily passed finger and treetop tests.
The shave test went good too. My brother-in-law found it close and way smoother/confortable than before.
Being the bevel very narrow had some difficulties with lights when shooting images, but think that despite it they are sufficiently legible.
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Honing a "Shave Ready" Razor.
Yep... I received yesterday a new razor: a very nice Gong (by ERN) Solingen - 5/8" FH...
It's the second razor I bought from a vendor that states as "Shave Ready" the blades after a Naniva 3K pro. First time I tested the razor as it was and got a decent shave (!) but this time I decided to finish the job by myself on Jnats. I haven't reset the bevel as it was already sharp and passed treetop test. Used 1 layer of Kapton tape.
Driven by the results of my (still going on) comparative tests on Naguras, this time I decided to use the Ozuku as base stone, and used a sequence of Black Tsushima -> Mejiro -> Ozuku Suita Naguras. As the edge showed some micro chips, I made 2 rounds with Tsushima, but the one that eliminated the chips definately has been the Ozuku Suita. Curiously, after the latter, a couple of pitting spots on the bevel have disappeared too. :hmmm:
Today got a veeery close shave, followed by a very nice post shave.
NOTE: first image is a bit different as because later I found a better reference point for the position under the microscope.
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