Thread: Just honed my first blade

Congrats. The longer you hone the less you'll rely on arm, leg or whatever hair. That razor mange gets old fast. IME anyway.

Moving this to 'honing' instead of 'hones.'

Congrats from here too. Popping arms hair is always nice, but did you test shave as well?

I remember my first honing. I got some hair popping as well, but shave was not so good. Lots of pulling and tugging. I hope yours is better and you are a natural at this.

I am still searching for that perfect bevel set.

Regards,
Mikko

It feels good to shave with something you've sharpened yourself, doesn't it. Congrats. On the honing!

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Congrats. The longer you hone the less you'll rely on arm, leg or whatever hair. That razor mange gets old fast. IME anyway.

Moving this to 'honing' instead of 'hones.'

You don't know how many times I have nearly asked you you honed and maintained that Filarmonica 12 I got from you a few months ago because I've had trouble duplicating that edge. But the truth is that I know how to do it and I just have to practice. I came closer yesterday with my other Filarmonica 12 after making it more dull during my previous honing effort.

That and stropping have been my biggest challenges, but the rewards when you learn to do everything yourself is enormous. I would get bored with straight razor shaving unless I relied on myself to do it all.

Bravo Adam!

Is that a great feeling or what? So... what to expect next?

As I was told: if you think Rad is bad, wait 'til Had hits.

Congrats on your first edge. May they improve from here, and be a boatload of fun getting there.

Excellent, well done! The Norton 4/8 is really all you need. Have you seen the JANorton thread? I also have a Shapton 16k I use for touch ups. Advantage is no need to soak and 10 laps is all it takes. I have no reason to buy any other hones than the Norton 4/8 and the Shapton. I always test on leg hair as I have very little arm hair. In fact, using my eyes to check out the bevel, my eyes to check out the wave of water being pushed by the edge as it moves across the hone, and 'popping' leg hairs is pretty much the only tests I do; oh, and the thumb pad test (TPT) but never the thumb nail test (TNT) any more...

Might have an afternoon honing today, in fact