Thread: Not bad for a first try

So I got a decent razor of the bay and I was waiting until I got my stones to hone it up (at this point I was using two that I purchased that were already pro honed). So razor has been waiting for the hones...got the hones in a lapped them up nicely.
Honed it with a layer of tape and went at it with the 1k Norton..then on to the 4k..then the 8k..then on to the barber hone.
Stropped it up and shaved with it today.
I have to say that I am surprised that I got a good shave from it. I did not think my first go round with setting a bevel and then honing up would be successful..but to my surprise it came out pretty well.

I think I should invest in a better finishing stone but at this point i got a good shave from it..it was not pulling so that is a plus. Good be a bit smoother but have to say that it was a nice shave regardless...even did three passes which normally I don't do.

Just wanted to share...I figured if I was going to do this a honing session would have to be involved at some point just because of who i am I want to try and do it all myself and not have to send them out. Not that anything is wrong with sending it but i want that feeling of knowing I can do it.
Now I have a nice Wade and Butcher that is apart of my rotation. I have a pipe razor that will be next but still deciding if I am going to replace the scales on it first...but that will be another post.

Cheers to all and thanks for reading.

Anthony

nice !! bet it made you feel good to know you did it yourself and it worked like it should and better yet you also notice what else you need to do as far as finish work .!! congrats !!

just the thought of messing my razor up from improper honing makes me cringe ...lol

Yup was pretty good feeling..I know what you mean about screwing up a straight...that is why I used an ebay one...it is decent but if it went south I would not have been crushed!

Congratulations on your first hone job.

Might I suggest that you concentrate your efforts on getting a good, smooth shave from the 8K before progressing to anything else.

The meat is in the 8K and the finer finishers are the gravy

Originally Posted by aespo

Yup was pretty good feeling..I know what you mean about screwing up a straight...that is why I used an ebay one...it is decent but if it went south I would not have been crushed!

agreed !! i picked a couple just for that reason ...lol