Thread: Wondering about the Mastri Livi style of honing...

You are quite right, there are many ways to hone a razor to a shave-ready state

While I haven't used his methods myself, I've been fortunate enough to get me a Livi Snake.
And rest assured, that thing is a stellar shaver with a killer edge!

Originally Posted by Birnando

You are quite right, there are many ways to hone a razor to a shave-ready state

While I haven't used his methods myself, I've been fortunate enough to get me a Livi Snake.
And rest assured, that thing is a stellar shaver with a killer edge!

I want one, something fierce... but considering I'd have to sell every razor I have now and probably a couple of hones to be able to afford one, I'll just continue to want for now. haha

I thought that video started with "Don't try this at home folks !"

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I thought that video started with "Don't try this at home folks !"

Haha! It probably did, Jimmy... but I'm that guy who set his parents house of fire after watching Beavis and Butthead.

Originally Posted by kamikazeproject

Haha! It probably did, Jimmy... but I'm that guy who set his parents house of fire after watching Beavis and Butthead.

Actually, the parents of that kid never had cable, so he couldn't have seen it--it was just in vogue then to blame that show for everything bad that happened. Sorry to hijack, but I just had to mention that!

Back to the point, yeah, it's a little different than what we usually do--he does seem to do a bit more pasted stropping than we usually do, but it does work for him. Pretty sure that the steel he uses in those beauties can take a little more, too, so maybe that's a factor as well.

Im sure i heard the same thing. Dont try this at home. Lol.

Can anyone identify the hones he is using?

Yeah, Lynn asked him a while back, I think.

1- japanese stone 300/1000 orange/blue (MinoSharp)

2- japanese stone 3000 yellow (MinoSharp)

3- belgium cuticule stone
4- arkansas stone