Thread: Restoration help

I did a couple swipes on the norton 1k so it would be a little easier to see the wear on the blade now. What would be the best method to go about honing this razor up?

Also thanks everyone for all the great information! so far its only been asking questions, but the more I learn about the straight razor side of this, the more I will be able to contribute on the other end. Thanks again

What stones/grit do you have at hand?

Ive got 220/1000, 4000/8000, yellow coticule, chinese 12k and a king 1000/4000

and some barber hones and pasted strops

Check the bevel, if needed bevel it on the 1k
Then 1k king 4k norton 8k norton or 4k king.


Now you can go to barber, go to coti with water, go to china 12k, go to pasted strop... whatever you feel like.

you can add several layers of tape on the spine, this will save you some time with the bevel. The bevel will be much narrower and the angle will be bigger but it will not affect the shaving.

How many layers of tape would you add? Which would be the correct way of honing this if I plan on passing it along when I'm done? Tape or no tape? Thanks again