Hi All!

Since I'm very new to honing I thought that I would try to experiment a bit. My friend has asked me to clean up his Dad's razor and try to hone it back to "Shave Ready'.

I thought about how those who came before us many many years ago honed and what the feel was. I decided to check how the razor would 'shave' after each grit of stone. While I can't replicate what stones my Grandfather and Great Grandfather used I'll try to give an accurate report on how his razor 'shaves' after each step.

This is going to be a work in progress, please bear with me!

Yesterday I started to set a bevel with a DMT 1k. After awhile, I switched to a King 1200. At that point the arm hairs would pop. Today was when I decided to try the experiment. I stropped 50 laps on the linen, and 50 laps on the leather. I then lathered up and tried my sideburns area. Not too bad, but a little rough. I then tried my chin, hmm, while I could cut the hairs, it wasn't smooth at all. I tried stropping on a CO pasted strop and checked the shave. No noticeable difference!

I will post as I progress through the Norton 4/8 and the Naniwa 1200 Super Stone.