Excellent! Now for the BIG question... how does it shave? :)
Congrats on starting down the honing road. Stick with it and it will be a very rewarding, relaxing, and possibly slightly addictive addition to your ritual(s).
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aye, there's the rub!!! I have often wondered just how so many honmiesters can shave test all those razors when it takes me about 2+ day's to grow back my beard after a decent Str8 razor shave, as such any honing I have done in the meantime has to wait just that long before I see the results of my meager efforts!!!
IMHO only, of course. Just kidding, I know it's a technique that makes the hone work.
tinkersd
Just test it!
I've been checking this thread and I want to see the results.
Michael
I just got some Norton's as well 220/1K and 4k/8k. Used the 1k/4k/8k on a boker king kutter. Had my first two shaves with it yesterday and today. No nicks/cuts, I did just cheeks with it yesterday and most of my face with two passes today. I finished up with my Merkur for some buffing in the spots that still needed work. I'm sure it could be a lot sharper. I have a Dovo that is shave ready coming to compare it to.
I figure if I mess up these $15 eBay treasures it will be a cheap lesson.
When you have multiple razors to test you divide them up thru the shave. I f the first touch doesn't make you go wow ! you put it aside for the next round or you may be able to tweak it during the test, after all you thought it was good enough to shave test, right ? :)
Great to hear!:)