Thread: Honing breakthrough!

I could only pass the hht of ch.5 since i have had my coticule and bbw and like some one said a good strop ie tm i have twoi can pass hht on the finest of hair without use of paste and like you say patience and light strokes realy light and good tecnique

I know e decent strop is a must. I've got a Jemico, which isn't bad, but I'd love one of the SRP ones, a Miller, or most of all, an Invisible edge one with the wooden handle. Maybe i'll think about it later down the line.

Originally Posted by ben.mid

Quick, I think it's mostly down to improving my ability to keep the blade flat on the hone. As a result i've been able to lighten the touch toward the end of honing. I'm also just getting to know how my particular hones work best.

Maarten, there's been a few this week. They're all shaving well. I'm happy with them, including a NOS Friodur that's been causing problems. I wanted it perfect so i can offload it shave ready. It's just stored now!

Dave, it wasn't you i was annoyed with, only myself. Just got me more motivated to achieve it!

Congrats. It is nice to see progress. It seems we make some then we are kind of on a flat plane until we climb a bit higher. Getting to know the hones and getting the muscle memory and coordination is part of it for sure.