Waht to do with a Norton 4K/8K and small coticle
Hey Guys
I started straight razor shaving 4 or 5 years ago when I was a poor student, anyway back then on SRP there was not so many profesional honing services. They were all in the US which was a big problem when you lived in Perth Australia. I could not justify the cost of flying my razor half way around the world then back just so I could have a shave. Anyway long storey short with Lynn's DVD and a stupid amount of persistance I taught myself to hone the best I could. I can get a decent edge and shave these days but with only one razor I was concerned about too much experimentation without a backup razor.
I recently ran into some money and bought a couple beautiful new straights that came professionally honed. I feel I now have the time and additional razors to spend some time trying to improve my skills. I have the following tools and do not wish to purchase any more at least until I have the talent to understand why I need them:
- Norton 4K/8K
- Small Coticule
- Tony Miller red latigo 2 1/2 inch hanging strop with linen.
- Nagura(spelling?) slurry stone
- mircoscope to look at edge
I was interested if anyone could suggest a system to start experimenting with and why? ie it will give a buttery edge or will give scary sharp edge.
I want to start to understand the difference in edges and how to achieve them but use the tools I currently have.
Thanks in advance!
Steve