Results 1 to 8 of 8
  1. 10-08-2008, 10:53 PM #1
    xman
    xman is offline
    Super Shaver xman's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Lotus Land, eh
    Posts
    8,194
    Thanked: 622

    Default Finishing With A Barber Hone

    YouTube - Barber Honing


    I remember reading about how to do this in an instruction pasted to the inside lid of a barber hone box and it's the method I use for them. You can see how the blade kind of sweeps forward throughout the stroke so that the rolling motion keeps a relatively uniform angle on the smiling blade. The evidence is in the lather trail left behind. I see my technique can still use a little improvement.

    X
Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  • The Following User Says Thank You to xman For This Useful Post:

    timberrr59 (11-20-2008)
  • 10-08-2008, 11:33 PM #2
    sebell
    sebell is offline
    Senior Member sebell's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    San Francisco
    Posts
    928
    Thanked: 144

    Default

    Very cool X! It looks like you did indeed need that shave...

    - Scott
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  • 10-09-2008, 01:31 AM #3
    gugi
    gugi is offline
    The original Skolor and Gentileman. gugi's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Posts
    17,429
    Thanked: 3918
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    very nice, X
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  • 10-09-2008, 02:17 AM #4
    Jimbo
    Jimbo is offline
    There is no charge for Awesomeness Jimbo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    Maleny, Australia
    Posts
    7,977
    Thanked: 1587
    Blog Entries
    3

    Default

    Nice video X! Are you a lefty?

    James.
    Last edited by Jimbo; 10-09-2008 at 02:20 AM.
    <This signature intentionally left blank>
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  • 10-09-2008, 03:19 AM #5
    AusTexShaver
    AusTexShaver is offline
    Senior Member AusTexShaver's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Posts
    359
    Thanked: 72

    Default

    I remember my grandfather using that method. I don't remember how many laps he used but it wasn't very many...and because that was the only stone he had this was followed by a LOT of stropping.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  • 10-09-2008, 03:36 AM #6
    Doc
    Doc is offline
    lost
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    3,446
    Thanked: 416

    Default

    this should be in the wiki!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  • 10-09-2008, 04:30 AM #7
    xman
    xman is offline
    Super Shaver xman's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Lotus Land, eh
    Posts
    8,194
    Thanked: 622

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
    Nice video X! Are you a lefty?
    No, I filmed my reflection so I could see the frame shot while shooting.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  • The Following User Says Thank You to xman For This Useful Post:

    littlesilverbladefromwale (10-13-2008)
  • 10-24-2008, 02:01 PM #8
    hoglahoo
    hoglahoo is offline
    Never a dull moment hoglahoo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Tulsa, OK
    Posts
    8,922
    Thanked: 1501
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Hey! I can't believe I hadn't seen this video until just now

    I've been honing a couple of blades lately that won't lay flat from toe to heel on the hone and have adopted a similar stroke on the hone. I try to keep the razor's edge parallel with the side of the hone though so that the spine wears all the way to the point near the shank above the heel.

    Thanks for posting the video, now I just need to get audio
    Find me on SRP's official chat in ##srp on Freenode. Link is at top of SRP's homepage
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
    • « Previous Thread | Next Thread »

    Posting Permissions

    • You may not post new threads
    • You may not post replies
    • You may not post attachments
    • You may not edit your posts
    •  

    Forum Rules