Thread: Terrific honing fluid

I have used that stuff as well and found the more i used it the better the edge got, the secret is you need to use a lot of it!

Stimpy

Could we persuade you to try some single malt scotch. I will recommend something in the Glenlivet family.

It's been known to actually dissolve swarf right before your very eyes.

Jerry
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Works better as strop paste, since it's the micro/nano charcoal crystals imparted from the barrel that we are after. Just apply, let dry. Just use leftovers during the drying to kill time. Mmmm?

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Well, I learn something everyday here.
I'll get me a bottle tomorrow.
Stimpy, will that amber color stain my Norton 4000 or my shapton 16000?
If it does, I guess I could use the rest on my Carborundums.

It might stain the stone but you won't care.

Laphroaigh Quarter Cask goes with everything!
I think it's the smoke that gives the edge the final polish it needs.
A Cohiba cigar goes well with it, again "the smoke"! (If you live in the US, to bad! )

Everclear would be good sanitize wise, but only good for honing razors made out of aluminum and I leave that to the pros...

Every time I try using bourbon to find the perfect edge I seem to go over the edge. Sometime later when I get back up I can't seem to find the edge and often I can't find the razor or the stone.