I finally broke down today and took the plunge to start honing my own razors. Armed with my Christmas present to myself the GDLP from SRD, I lapped my Norton 1K, 4/8K, and 12K Naniwa.
After re-watching Lynn's video to make sure I had the stroke down I reached into the top drawer and pulled out an ebay special.
Using a sharpie (which I HIGHLY recommend for new honers) I got to work on a nice even and level stroke. Sure enough, after about 140 passes on the 1K it was popping hairs.
I moved to the 4K then 8K. I believe I did 40 laps, then 20 laps respectively. I finished with 10 laps on the 12K.
Moved into the bathroom and stropped it up. After a quick batch of uber lather I took a deep breath and ... bingo! Right side burn gone! There was no catching and the razor felt really good.
Now it was no where near "sharp" as I have had razors, but it still felt good. I couldn't believe I did it!! After dancing around the house for a bit I finished the shave.
I just wanted to share and thank everyone at SRP who has contributed to the site/webcasts/wiki/etc. What a great community!
I can't wait to do a quick freshen up on the 12K for a very lonely Puma that has been sitting on a shelf as it just wasn't there for a while.
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