Thread: Henkotsu bevels

ok, im closer to the edge, using the darkside of thiscombi benchstone in holder from Shosui Takeda [last one he had in stock]so is there a thin layer of kamaji showing here [or watetsu; i say its kamaji] welded to thin yasuki ... or a swedish? place yer bets

after a good run on the lighter side im even closer to turning the corner .. up next is a small white Takeda

dammit i really wish the Naniwa Omura #1k i caught [used-but-still-with-stamps] at the same time as this razor, was here; its allegedly good with scratchedy and nice pre-Jnat; it was very affordable

I'm going to hazard a guess that one of the previous owners honed it using western style honing strokes. We have all seen heavy toe wear on western razors before. It would only take a single wrong honing to produce that sort of wear at the end.

Originally Posted by Magpie

I'm going to hazard a guess that one of the previous owners honed it using western style honing strokes. We have all seen heavy toe wear on western razors before. It would only take a single wrong honing to produce that sort of wear at the end.

interesting, do elucidate pls

or point me at/to a 'HowNotToHoneWesterly'

im very familiar with my stones, razors not so much

SO ANYWAY

decided against the Takeda White #1200, its far too small to get a rhythm on

gave it a few hundred on my longest noname 8x2" Jnat, got a bit of shine now

next is a Kitayama #8k ..

after i get back from the shops

and, as if on cue, theres a Naniwa Omura in my hallway

Grit #150, and small .. o well it was cheap

i think its lost its place in this series, no closeup for IT

Kitayama 8k is pretty much done, its just skating on it nownext up is on Sigma Power #10000 GC stone [dont ask me, i cant read the box, came from Stu at toolsfromjapan]stampsidetip againjust the tipdarling

loads of scratches but looks shiny, and its bit my finger a little


its not finished yet with the SigmaPower 10k GC tho

and after this the SigmaPower 13k

and i ditch the towel, only a few of those scratches are errant threads

These razors scare me. Bought one once, looked at it palm Stropped it with some Vaseline and put it away somewhere. Rather use a bare SE Blade.

Originally Posted by Johnus

These razors scare me. Bought one once, looked at it palm Stropped it with some Vaseline and put it away somewhere. Rather use a bare SE Blade.

Hah, I thought I was the only one who palm stropped my razors with petroleum jelly.