Hi Gents,

I got my lithide through the post from Tilly yesterday (great service and nicely wrapped). Of course I had to unwrap it and give my dulling razor a quick touch up with it that very second .

Well, the hone looks very smart. It is jet black and looks really nicely formed with a lovely smooth surface. I bought this hone to use after my Japanese 8K to finish and also, due to its small size, I figured I could use it as a travel hone (my stropping is too unreliable to travel without a hone for an length of time).

Dispite the small size it is very easy to keep the razor flat on the hone. I think this is because it fits nicely in the palm of your left hand. It can be used dry too so is excellent for touch up work. I gave the blade 5 strokes on ech side and then jumped in the shower. The shave was fantastic. The razor was cutting arm hairs without making much of a popping noise too and passed the HHT. This is the sharpest I have had a razor. I will continue experiment with this hone. Does anyone else use a lithide? How many strokes is optimum?

Rob