How I Hone A Smiling Razor

Hey guys- I rarely post in the honing forum, but figured this is relevant...

I made a couple of honing videos dealing specifically with honing smiling razors (and more specifically, the ones I make). Thought I'd share them here...

YouTube - Honing an Alex Jacques razor... Part I.mov

YouTube - Honing an Alex Jacques razor... Part II.mov

Enjoy!

Very cool, Alex. Thank you!

--David

Great vids on honing and great looking razor as well. Thanks for posting it for all of us.

Thanks for doing that and sharing Alex. Very cool indeed!

Inspiring, especially for a newbie. Many thanks!

Alex, i have seen a number of your blades, all I can say about them is ...Sweeeeet!

Thanks Alex....this was great to see. I have a few smiling blades of yours and this was a big help. I still haven't had to even touch up one of your blades. Still as sharp as the day I got them and I shave with them every week in my rotation.

Thanks Alex! Great looking razor as well.

Very nice videos!

One Question: Why cut the Norton hone in half?

cool vids alex, thanks for sharing

There's a hundred ways to skin a cat, I'm diggin yours. Thanks for sharing.

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Originally Posted by Disburden

One Question: Why cut the Norton hone in half?

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Just personal preference. I like narrow hones- they just feel more natural for the way I like to hone razors. Most that I hone nowadays have smiling edges which I feel are easy to manage on a narrow hone.

Thanks for the comments everyone- enjoy the videos!

Thanks for the tips, great video.

love the look of your razors