Thread: Well...I guess I didn't make it duller!

Thanks! I'll give it a shot tonight. I love the thought of being really self sufficient with razors. The fact that I even got the almost decent shave I got with an edge I put on myself makes me pretty happy. I can only imagine when I get a super smooth one!
Oh, man...I'm going to spend another fortune on hones now, aren't I?

Originally Posted by smokelaw1

Oh, man...I'm going to spend another fortune on hones now, aren't I?

Well, you don't need anymore then what you have but it can be a mighty slippery slope. The HAD is getting as bad as the RAD for me. Then again, if it wasn't that it would be something else.

Since I posted, i was on the perfect edge's website...pricing some shaptons....should I really go up to 30K....oh man...


DO I really need the "pool?"

Originally Posted by smokelaw1

Since I posted, i was on the perfect edge's website...pricing some shaptons....should I really go up to 30K....oh man...


DO I really need the "pool?"

A sign in a high end auto parts speed shop," Speed is expensive, how fast do you want to go ?" I got a great deal on a 30K pro through Telly, a forum member. I don't use it all the time but it is like living by the ocean. I may rarely go but it is nice to know it is there if I want to.

I hone standing over the kitchen sink and having seen the pond and all of that in action on Howard's video it wouldn't work for me. YMMV.

Originally Posted by smokelaw1

LOL, yeah, this was my first attempt at Honing. I am a honing newb.
It gets WAY more in depth!
The basics are surprisingly simple...though as you can see....still not easy.

Oh yes, I know--I'm not a newbie, got all the Norton stones, the Belgian blue/yellow coticule, the Jap stone, the slurry stones, the strops, the paddle strops, the pastes...and know how to use 'em all. I was just messin' with ya...shoulda probably been more clear but I'd only had the one cup of coffee and it DOES take 2 to get brain into Turbo Overdrive mode.

Originally Posted by smokelaw1

OH! It was definitely NOT popping hairs off the arm without touching the skin! It shouldn't be doing that after 1K, though, right

I guess I should have been more clear in what I meant. After I have honed on the 1k, I am able to shave hairs off my arm using the same technique that I would use to shave my face (without the prep and lather). I just use the same stroke and angle, though perhaps a little more pressure.