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  1. 02-05-2008, 07:48 PM #1
    Apollo Creed
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    Default honing where to start

    my girl friend brought me a belgium stone for christmas (which only just turned up after having to pay the postage twice thanks classicshaving.com less than impressed with your service) and a cut throat razor from www.grooming-health.com who are actually very good

    trouble is i have no idea where to start, i dont want to ruin my new expensive razor (or the stone after all the trouble getting it) and was hoping someone might point me to an online video which demonstrates the technique, or an article which takes you thought it step by step, what angle i should be grinding it at etc

    or am i just being over cautious, how easy is it to ruin a razor, should i just get stuck in and see what works

    thanks in advance
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    ah found one should have looked on you tube 1st http://youtube.com/watch?v=IjzMJ3Ny-eE


    thanks guys
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  • 02-06-2008, 01:30 AM #3
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    My advice... buy an old razor from ebay and practice first with it before your new Dovo... she will appreciate it.
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  • 02-06-2008, 01:50 AM #4
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    When you use the term "grinding it", that spells trouble already.
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    Get a "beater" (but still of good steel) from Eboy or an antique shop and practice on it first. Check your stone for flatness, too. Hone it with the blade flat on the hone, lightly.
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    or am i just being over cautious, how easy is it to ruin a razor, should i just get stuck in and see what works
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    Cautious is a good way to start.
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  • 02-07-2008, 06:36 AM #6
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    If you have a brand new Dovo then rest assured it is not shave ready. It needs to be honed and the hone that you have is not suited to the job of working on that Dovo. The belgian coticule probably has a black side which is a simple slate nat suited for honing. Only the cream/yellow side is useful and that is for finish level honing.

    The Dovo will need some time on a 4000 grit stone to develop the proper angle on the bevel. The best advice is to send out your razor to be honed by one of us. Just post a thread in either the newbies forum or the hones forum.
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