Thread: Beginners, The 1k shave . . .

Great Idea!

I’ve done this experiment in the past!

It was when I first started honing, and I’ve encouraged every ‘apprentice’ that I’ve had to do the same! I recommend that after the blade is off the stone that they strop 100 on the cloth and 200 on the leather.

As suggested do the same off of the 4K! You will be surprised!

While I typically finish off of a Naniwa 12k I could very easily live with the edge off of the Norton 8K to the end of my days!

My immediate thought upon reading of this challenge was that some steels would shave better off a 1k than others. Not sharper, but smoother and relatively more forgiving. Make any sense that steel differences would be more pronounced at lower grits, or am I crazy? (Don't answer that too quickly.)

I should probably do this. I've been fiddling with the idea of testing my finishers on my W&B, but I should probably make sure I get better bevels before I worry about that (even though that razor is probably the best edge I've ever done!).

Weeks of frustration ahead!

Originally Posted by jdto

I should probably do this. I've been fiddling with the idea of testing my finishers on my W&B, but I should probably make sure I get better bevels before I worry about that (even though that razor is probably the best edge I've ever done!).

Weeks of frustration ahead!

If your getting frustrated STOP! this is a learning exercise, so learn and enjoy. 😁

I'm taking your advice, Roy, and will shave off the 4k when I go to hone my next 2 razors. But, maybe I should try this 1k challenge. Wow.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Great Idea!

I’ve done this experiment in the past!

It was when I first started honing, and I’ve encouraged every ‘apprentice’ that I’ve had to do the same! I recommend that after the blade is off the stone that they strop 100 on the cloth and 200 on the leather.

As suggested do the same off of the 4K! You will be surprised!

While I typically finish off of a Naniwa 12k I could very easily live with the edge off of the Norton 8K to the end of my days!

I bought the Norton combo's a while back and have been hesitant to learn the art of the hone.
Spring break is next week and I have the whole week off with my son. Sounds like a good time to learn.
Count me in. I'll choose my razor tonight. I have a Tony Miller strop, but I'll stick to the limit.

For my razor, I chose two: J R Torrey, and an FWE Leader. Both are in great shape, so I hope I don't ruin them. Yikes.

Just test shaved 3 blades.

Genco 6/8 - Bevel set on King 1200

Torrey 1/4 hollow - Bevel Set on Norton 1k

Morley 4/8 - Bevel Set on Chosera 1k

The coarsest of all three bevels was the King. Could be me, could be the razors, but the Norton and the Chosera were both "smoother", and I use that term loosely. The Norton was nice. It cut well, and had very little irritation. The Chosera was the smoothest of them all. It cut easily, and had almost no irritable feeling.

Sorry guys, this is all I can muster this evening. It's been a long week at work, and I'm shot.

this is a great idea... i may try this out this weekend... at least half my face.. while i don't think my edges suffer, i've never shaved off something lower than 8K probably if not more... with a La nouvelle coti..

I've been working on a pipe this week, so not much time for the hones. I'll have to remedy that...

The interesting part about Maxi's results for me is that his results mimic exactly what Gssixgun says in his thread about dedicated bevel setting, IIRC. I can't read bevels with a scope, so shaving off each 1k would be about the only way I could make those bevel readings tangible. Getting a bit better at the difference between 1k and 8k btw...off topic..sorry.