I was just wondering how long it would take you, on average, to hone a razor..
Lets say with a bevel set no frown,smile or other complicating factor.
I know it probably depends on the razors...
just curious
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I was just wondering how long it would take you, on average, to hone a razor..
Lets say with a bevel set no frown,smile or other complicating factor.
I know it probably depends on the razors...
just curious
Assuming it's not a wedge, and it doesn't have any serious chips or deformities?
I would say under an hour from start to finish, not counting test shave and possible refining after test shave.
No offence taken OLD_SCHOOL. I do realize its different for all razors that why I asked an avarage... I was just curious if its normal to spend a whole evening honing one razor:thinking:
Maarten
Hard to answer.Quote:
Originally Posted by mlangstr
Once the bevel is set, it generally takes me 15-20 minutes, without hurrying, to get the razor to the point of doing a test shave. Depending on the results, I still might try alternative methods and hones, but mostly the test shave turns out fine.
Setting a decent bevel might take 5 minutes or it might take over on hour, but I have a personal rule that, if 15 minutes on a hone doesn't give me a completely formed bevel, I go to a coarser hone. A DMT-600. But I often violate my own rule. If I feel I'm really closing in on a good bevel after 15 minutes, than I might stay on the same hone.
Bottom line an average honing a razor in dull but fair condition takes me about 30-40 minutes.
Honing all night on one razor sounds familiar. Been there, done that, etc...:)
You should reconsider coming to our honing night. :D That wallpaper can wait one evening of your life.
Best regards,
Bart.
New "not shave ready" blades that I have purchased have all taken under an hour, including prep time to bring to HHT sharp. The only trick to it is patience and a very light touch.
Well its getting better and I think I've got some clue of what I'm doing.. but not more than that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bart
I'll certainly join a honing night after the baby is born..
Maarten
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Originally Posted by mlangstr
You qualified it rather well, when I first saw the thread I was thinking there is no way of answering that question, but you said after the bevel is set, and a nice straight blade.... So yes I could answer that the same as Bart maybe 15-20 minutes to shaving, that includes stropping...
:OT
I also agree with Bart on doing a bevel analysis when I start, that gives me a really good idea of what to expect, I never think stroke counts or time limits on setting the bevel, it takes what it takes... If I am doing a few razors at a time and that bevel analysis tells me one is going to be a problem razor, I usually set it to the side, and continue with the other razors, then come back to that one last....
Bart: this might be an idea for a split off thread here too, on how to do a bevel analysis......
I consider myself a good honer based on a lot of razors many with problems. I have gotten a razor with a good bevel shaving sharp in one aggressive pyramid and I have worked on some for hours. Just depends.
Gosh! if it takes you guys that long to hone a razor, maybe you should send them out. :w
anywhere from 15 minutes to 15 weeks for me :shrug:
I didn't answer the poll because I don't believe there is any average. If anything if your talking about touchups only there is still a wide variation maybe between five minutes twenty.
What he said.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
Once the bevel is set it goes pretty fast. I use diamond hones and finish on (usually) a fairly fast barber hone. After the bevel, maybe 20 laps on 8k to get rid of lower grit scratches. Then a barber hone for 20 to 50 laps, depending on the cutting speed of the particular barber hone. Then about (on average) 140 stropping laps on newspaper. The bevel and the newspaper, each, usually take more time then all the honing in between does.
There is of course a difference between how long you need to spend honing, and how long you actually do spend honing. Much like shaving.:)
To get it to the shave ready shaving test point maybe 20-45 minutes including stropping.
To get it to the point where I'M satisfied with the sharp/smooth tradeoff...well, I'll let ya know after I finish with the one I've been working on since last October. :hmmm:
Well last night I honed two razors.. one only took a couple of minutes to set the bevel initialy.. the other took about an hour or more and I wasnt carefull enough and dinged the other razor a bit so there I was setting the bevel again.. setting the bevel of the two razors took 2 hours this way.. Then I honed them up on the BBW and Coticule in about an hour..
this morning I test shaved one.. stropped it a couple of strokes on CrO, then Linnen and leather and had the best shave with a razor I honed myself so far..
Maarten
I hone with ti diamond paste and brought my razor back in a couple of hours after thinking I could buff it on a buffing wheel. "Not make that mistake again" But it really showed me how tough the Thiers Issard tempering process really is. The edge has never been better and I just about blunted it.