Thread: What's Your Touch-Up Sequence

So assuming that there is no damage your blade and your razor just needs a touch up, what is your typical touch-up sequence?

I have a full set of Naniwas, so I typically do 5-10 laps on my 8K and 5-10 laps on my 12k. I have had very good results with this sequence. My reasoning is that these are the last two operations I use when honing a razor following bevel setting and sharpening.

Anybody else?

Alembic,

Weekly I do 10 - 30 laps on a hard leather paddle strop dusted with 0.5 micron CrOx.

Monthly I refresh the edge on a 10 or 12 k Naniwa stone, again, 10 - 30 laps followed by the CrOx'd paddle.

In the last month I have been refreshing the edge using 0.25 micron diamond spray on a Spyderco UF bench stone, again followed by the CrOx'd paddle. I have had with great results uising the Spyderco UF like this

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

Originally Posted by Alembic

So assuming that there is no damage your blade and your razor just needs a touch up, what is your typical touch-up sequence?

I have a full set of Naniwas, so I typically do 5-10 laps on my 8K and 5-10 laps on my 12k. I have had very good results with this sequence. My reasoning is that these are the last two operations I use when honing a razor following bevel setting and sharpening.

Anybody else?

Same as mine, I call it "Drop 2 and go"

Which basically means drop two grit steps from where the razor was honed last, and go hone

If it happens to be one I did on naturals (rare for my personal razors) then I use the end sequence of the "One Stone Honing" technique that Lynn and I posted some time back, basically about 20 of those pigtail strokes on light slurry and then dilute out to clear water with X strokes...

Same here. I drop down to the 8k for 10 strokes and then go onto a natural finisher and then onto my daily strop.

It seems there is a pattern:

Drop to the 8K for 10, maybe 5 more reaaaalllly slow ones to damp, PHIG or Naniwa 12k.

Fabric, leather, shave.

Usually the 8k, then an Escher, J nat, or Charnley. Sometimes, I'll break out the Coti in lieu of an 8k, and sometimes, I'll break out the Shoubudani with Nagura and just use that....Like I did yesterday for that big ugly Filarmonica 13 they sold at Classic, I think. It's about 15/16, and does not like taking an edge. It didn't respond well to my Nagura system, so, I'll re set the bevel, and try something else...It shaves like a rusty steak knife....But it looks good.....!

How conform we all are

I usually do 5-10 strokes with a hint of slurry, then 10-15 without on my 10K, then on to a finisher.
I tend to strop rather vigorously the first time after touching up, about 60 Linen and 60 leather.

Originally Posted by Alembic

So assuming that there is no damage your blade and your razor just needs a touch up, what is your typical touch-up sequence?

I have a full set of Naniwas, so I typically do 5-10 laps on my 8K and 5-10 laps on my 12k. I have had very good results with this sequence. My reasoning is that these are the last two operations I use when honing a razor following bevel setting and sharpening.

Anybody else?

Hi, Guys,
I'm getting close to 4 months shaving with my SR once a week. And now I want to refresh the edge because I'm feeling that is not so good as it was before. But I think there are too many information available and I'm getting confused.
What would you guys recommend to start the refresh process? Use a strop with paste/spray?? Or a water stone? A water stone should be a Naniwa 12k?

Thanks a lot!
--
Andre.

if you can afford a nani 12k get that then you wont have to keep sending it out professionally. crox is great on a tight budget but will eventually give up and it will need to be honed but you could probably get away with one honing a year like this. i think most people who have a nani 12k still finish on crox anyway but thats just personal preference the nani gives such a smooth edge anyway its not really necessary

In the time since my last post, I've used barber's hones, Norton 8k's, and a Thuringian to retouch a blade. The Barber's hones give a smoother edge than the Norton 8k. The Thuringian gives the best edge out of what I've used, but can be pricey to get a hold of.

You can go with strops and pastes; plenty of guys do. But they aren't necessary.

If you plan on honing your own razor at any point in your life, you can get a comfortable shave with a little practice and a Norton 8k. From there you can move up if you aren't perfectly happy, but you'll still have a very useful tool at hand.

If you're dead set against doing any honing, then I'd go the paste/spray route.

Peace,
Jim