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12-14-2011, 06:40 PM #1
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Thanked: 480I'm in if there is room for one more. =)
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12-14-2011, 07:42 PM #2
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12-24-2011, 07:45 PM #3
Man, I missed this thread!!!
Is there room in here for a beginner, and I mean, raw, have only managed 3 bevels EVER kind of beginner????
I'm in because I suck totally at setting bevels. I have the required hardware, just am lacking in knowledge.
I have tried and tried, watching vids etc.. reading everything I can, but you can't get pressure from a video.
I've kind of stopped trying now, because I need someone to show me how to do it right. I've realized that I won't get it by myself.
So, I'd like to join in on this challenge, and maybe I will come out of it knowing how to set a bevel with my 4/8 norton. Maybe???? I'll get lucky and it will work.
Mike-- Any day I get out of bed, and the first thing out of my mouth is not a groan, that's going to be a good day --
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12-24-2011, 09:46 PM #4
Go for it, why not? We're here to help and talk about how we use the norton, solve problems on the norton, lap the norton, etc.
You should perfect for this to me.
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12-24-2011, 10:56 PM #5
I started a little early
I started tonight thinking why wait until January.
For my first razor I chose a George Westenholm and sons Washington Works frameback. It is my first frameback and has the biggest smile I have ever tried. It hasn't been honed in many years so it didn't need its edge dulled.
After watching the video I lapped my hones. It went pretty quick as they didn't need it.
I used one layer of tape on the spine and over 200 rolling x strokes later I was happy with the bevel. I would have stopped sooner but there was one rust pit that I had to remove. I say over 200 because I lost track counting in the middle. I held the stone in my left had. Pushing away from me I got the stroke down pretty well. I had trouble hitting the toe on the return. I used what I consider heavy pressure during most of this time lessening towards the end.
Once I was happy with the bevel I did 25 light strokes on the 4000 and 30 using the 8000.
For stropping I used a Beau Brummel strop that I got from a friends dad. He said he bought it in 1960 when he was in barbers school.
I did 25 passes on the linen and 25 on the leather.
I will find out in the morning how it shaves.
Tim
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01-02-2012, 01:11 PM #6
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Thanked: 14I wonder how Lynn will fare with testing the ones he hones for other people if he's only allowed to shave with the 2 norton honed ones this month :P
cue backlog!
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01-02-2012, 01:32 PM #7
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01-02-2012, 05:53 PM #8
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Thanked: 14that's not what I questioned..
when I last spoke with you you said you couldn't keep up with testing the razors you hone for other people as it is due to your beard not growing fast enough...
and now you're technically not allowed to shave test them as it'd void the challenge
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01-02-2012, 06:29 PM #9
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Thanked: 1371The spirit of JaNorton, as I understand it, is to learn/teach as much as possible about the Norton 4/8 and rediscover our appreciation for this hone.
It's supposed to be a fun learning experience - the main rule was to HAVE FUN!
If you're a stickler for following the "rules" of an event that's just for fun, the way Glen laid it out is:
Originally Posted by Glen
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
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01-02-2012, 06:35 PM #10
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