Thread: Finally!

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.

Congrats! The first one is very special.

Congratulations! It doesn't do anything but get better from here.

Ray

I have but one thing to say here...

"About Damn Time" !!!!


Congrats my friend

wow GDLP, that was some pricey lapping

Originally Posted by gugi

wow GDLP, that was some pricey lapping

Yeah it stands for Gugi Doesn't Lap Properly Muhahahaha

Congrats!!!!

Have fun,

Lynn

Don't worry, the dancing will lessen but the feeling will always be just as good