Thread: A personal accomplishment...perhaps

OK, I don't expect anyone else to get excited but I wanted to share. I have finally progressed to where I can get that Col. Conk surgical hone, that P.O.S. hone for $15 that every one says is 1200 grit....you know the one...to hone up a razor...I finally got a razor sharp enough to cut arm hair using nothing but the little Col Conk....

I consider this a great leap in my honing ability....there. If its not that big a deal...let me relish in my accomplishment anyway....it took a while to get it....

....and I still don't think its 1200 grit so don't get all excited about me being able to hone with a 1200 grit...thats not the point....

OK, OK, I know...on to the shave test....

Ahhhhh,

Shaving was OK, nothing great. Not nearly as nice as the hair test eluded to. Off to the Swaty I think...

The Itsapeech seams to improve 8000 finished razor, though...

What razor is that AF?

Its a Robison Sure-edge. I consider it my honing experiment razor. Its typically not very sharp and I never gave it much thought. I ran the razor over the Swaty and now its wicked sharp....I've been shaving with it all week. The razor has a lot of water stains, but now that its shaving well I'm thinking about giving it away.

To Whom??!!!!

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

Its a Robison Sure-edge. I consider it my honing experiment razor. Its typically not very sharp and I never gave it much thought. I ran the razor over the Swaty and now its wicked sharp....I've been shaving with it all week. The razor has a lot of water stains, but now that its shaving well I'm thinking about giving it away.

Hey, as long as it works. I guess in the end you were just able to rough it in with the Conk hone? Or did the Swaty do all the work?

I was able to cut arm hair easily after the initial honing so I think it did most of the work, and yet it shaved poorly, which was a first for me. The Swaty took it from shaving poorly to shaving really well. I don't know, what do you think?

Seeing that you said you were considering giving it away, I think you should send it to me as I'm in the infancy stage in learning to hone (actually, I'm using a razor that's nothing like the razors I'm shaving with now...it's almost a wedge). What I can do is use that razor to, ehem, hone my skills. When I become accomplished at honing and feel confident enough to hone my daily rotational razors, I'll ship it off to another new guy who's in my position. What do you think??

Of course, I'm sure the razor now that you have it nice and keen is a keeper.

Jeff

I think NavyBarber beat you to that conclusion. Its not really a keeper, it shaves Ok but it has so much water stain damage that I'd be pretty embarrased to send it to anyone. I'm sure theres a newbie around that might be willing to take it. It would make a good restoration project/practice razor maybe. Its hardly a keeper.