Originally Posted by Kees
Tony,
Thanks for the offer, I'll keep it in mind. At the moment I am spending and planning to spend quite some money on shaving so I'll keep it on the backburner. Things that don't tolerate the sun like the Punjab hone will presumably deteriorate with time anyway. I presume it is the agent that keeps the slurry together that will desintegrate sooner or later anyway.
To me straights and their paraphernalia are just objects for daily use, not things to collect or fancy. I only buy what I need. I don't think I'll ever own a vast array of sexy razors!. 1st priority is a stone that will hone my Friodur satisfactorily, next thing may be one of your hanging strops (at the moment I only use a loom strop). So I am 1st gonna try the Thuringian stone from Manufactum, if that one does not do the trick I'll buy a kosher quality coticule.
If you need any assistance to get the Manufactum stone shipped to you let me know.
Just had my first shave with one of the razors sharpened with the slate. It was very smooth. This particular razor is always a wee bit harsh on my face when honed with the Arkansas.