Thread: If you were stranded on an Island and...

If you were stranded on an island for 5 years and had a new out of the box DOVO best quality razor and you could have with you 1 hone. Which would it be and why?

Thanks! I just want to buy one hone and be done. That is why I'm asking.

Probably a coticule. It seems to be the most versatile
hone out there, and one of the few that could tackle
a brand new razor and bring it to smooth shaving
sharpness.

I don't have any experience with barber hones, but
perhaps they are a good choice as well. I'd like to hear
some others chime in!

- Scott

Yes , Coticule

New Dovo, what hone Have to be something like an EZE-LAP 1200. So I could get it sharp before another 5 yrs went by

Seriously though.....I would go with the Coticule also.

PuFF

I have a DMT D8EE (3 micron/8000 grit) which is my one and only hone. I bought a DOVO Classic Special, and have gotten it to the point where it shaves closer than I have ever gotten with a cartridge razor.

I think I could do a little better in the comfort department if I had some method of polishing, but it's good enough for now, with the knowledge that it will only get better when I save up for a polishing hone or paddle strop for some abrasive paste.

Alex,

Try doing 100-200 very light laps on your hanging linen
strop and see if that smooths out the edge at all.

- Scott

I would choose a DMT325 grit.
I have shaved with a 325 grit DMT honed edge. And while it wasn't ideal, the shave was good and without after effects.

The DMT would also last forever, and I could also use it to hone my knife / axe if I have any. If not, I could still use it to put an edge on the scraps of steel that were attached to the driftwood which carried the 2 nymphomanic cheerleaders to my beach.

Originally Posted by Josh123

If you were stranded on an island for 5 years and had a new out of the box DOVO best quality razor and you could have with you 1 hone. Which would it be and why?

Thanks! I just want to buy one hone and be done. That is why I'm asking.

That is a very hypothetical question because you are not stranded on an island, you are on a shaving forum with a bunch of shaving nuts and if you are like the rest of us then you will not be getting just one hone regardless of what you tell yourself now . My answer to your hypothetical would be a nice big yellow coticule though. The relatively slow cutting power would not bother me on an island because I would probably have nothing better to do....that is unless I had the cheerleaders or Uma