Thread: honed my first razor

well, I got a set of Nortons ( 220/1000 4000/8000) and a bunch of help from gssixgun and actually honed my first razor yesterday, much to my surprise when I stropped and did a test patch on my face it was actually pretty smooth with only a weee bit of pulling (practice will hopefully fix that)

Thanks Glen!

Congratulations! You're on your way.

Also, by the way, I have to agree that Kalispell is beautiful!

Congrats.. what was the formula that you used to take the razor from start to finish?

starting on the 1k i did circles (about 20) twice each side and then 5 heel forward strokes and 5 x strokes and repeated the hel fore's and x's until it was popping hair heel, middle, and toe

then 3 sets of heel fore's and x's on the 4k and 8k

then about 10 swipes on a little barber hone

then 20 laps on a cro-ox strop

then stropping on linen and an illinois 827

Good job! You have the basics, the rest is practice and experimentation. Your face is the best judge of a honed edge.

Congrats Jake,,, Glad it all worked well...

Warning here though, Honing and Restoration are addictive, and you being a Newly Wed need to make sure it is Wife first, then razors

At least for the first year anyway....

Congratulations. Keep it going you will get the edge you like. it just takes a little time and patience. gl

thanks all

Glen, it's too late man, I'm hooked bad, like a junkie or something, I've already honed all the razors in my possesion and am trying to keep myself from taking a few more laps on the barber hone

HAD and RAD set, our work here is done

Congrats!

Welcome to the addiction..! Just clear a spot at the back of the wardrobe so you can hide all the J-Nats you'll inevitably aquire lol..!