Minor Update!!

I have now honed 7 razors using Lynn's circle technique with surprising success. I have honed 2 more Spikes, a Cosmo Silver Steel, an Ontario Cutlery 7/8 and a Hamburg Cutlery 6/8 along with re-honing my original 2 Spikes for JaNorton. I now have very little hair left on both arms having just about cleaned them off testing. I have found that the HHT just didn't work for me as I didn't really know what I was doing, but I could clean a spot on my arm with very little effort, testing across the blade as I went.

By far the smoothest edge right off the 8k was the harder steel in the Hamburg razor. The Spikes take an edge unlike any other razor I have ever tried. 2 layers of tape on the wedges and the bevels set like magic.

This time however, with the advent of February, I finished them on my C12k, went to a diamond felt paddle and them on to a pasted paddle strop. Man were these babies smooth and SHARP!!

I must admit great thanks to this effort. I had very little success honing on my own up until this process began. After all I learned in January, it was worth every minute of the learning experience that I would not trade for the world.

Now I just need to get a better finishing stone and I think I would be right in there with everyone else as far as edge smoothness. I impressed myself tonight with the success I had.

THanks to everyone for their input and advice. It paid off for me in a big way!

Happy Shaving All!!!

Mike