Good morning fellow shavers and shavettes! Although I’m not new to straight razor shaving, I am new to honing. I hope to learn much on this board. Peace ✌🏾
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Good morning fellow shavers and shavettes! Although I’m not new to straight razor shaving, I am new to honing. I hope to learn much on this board. Peace ✌🏾
Welcome. Honing is a big focus on this forum.
CHeck out the Library and the Honing sub-forum.
Honing is for hosers! Send you razor out to be sharpened and sleep well at night I say! It’ll be cheaper to send out too - I promise.
Lol. Cheaper maybe, but no where as much fun.
What’s your plan? Natural, synthetic? Both? Big Welcome from KS.
Boy....this can get deep into yer pockets.
I'd suggest you start with a good set of Naniwa, synthetic hones. 1, 5, 8, & 12000 grit, will cover it very well.
Welcome to SRP! There is a ton of information to be found here on the topic of honing. Be sure to also check out Glen's YouTube videos on the subject (search YT for "gssixgun honing"). However, if you manage to connect with someone in your area for one on one instruction or attend a meet-up (helps to add your location to your profile), you will do well to flatten out the learning curve and avoid common pitfalls.
If you have any questions, be sure to ask away. :)
Welcome to SRP!!!!
You've come to the right place to learn. Some amazing Gents here to guide you on your journey across the stones.
As mentioned, check out the LIBRARY a lot of great info in there.
Enjoy and have fun!!!!
Welcome. What's your location? There may be a member near you. Start on a cheap (inexpensive) razor. Don't ruin your good ones.
What outback said.Quote:
Originally Posted by outback
After watching many YouTube videos and checking prices I settled on the Naniwa 1, 5, 8, & 12K stones and a DMT 8" 320 for flattening. After approximately a year I'm still working on learning to use them properly. Definitely not at a professional level but getting better.
Hello, welcome to SRP.
Welcome.
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Welcome. I have nothing of value to add in regards to honing. So, what those guys said.
Hello and welcome to SRP.
Enjoy your time here on the forum.
Pete <:-}
Welcome aboard!
Welcome to SRP.
If you are going to own just a few razors for your own use, having the honing done for you makes more sense. Lots of folks are in this boat and it is a cheaper way to go.
If you plan on owning lots of razors, restoring, or selling, or collecting, then learning to hone is a must. I agree with the Naniwa stones mensioned. Its a good way to go. But done think your going to be knocking it out of the park right away. Honing takes time to get right. I too am in the area of a year under my belt in honing. Yes i do well at times, but other times its back to the stone 2 or 3 times before it right. You learn to get real picky on what your looking for and then its back to the stone.
Its fun and a PITA at times. Whatever you decide, your welcome here and we will help you along the way.
Hi and welcome aboard. What type of honing are you looking to do. Butter knife to razor or just maintaining what is already going well? If just looking to keep em sharp 1 hone is all you need and much easier to learn.
Otherwise a setup like Outback suggests a cheap razor and start practicing. Don't bother moving further than the bevel till you can get that right. Rest will come easier its the bevel where most new honers come unstuck.
Good luck and any questions feel free to ask.
Welcome, a boatload of helpful honers here, of which I am not one. If you have a razor you'd like dulled, send me a PM :(
But seriously, welcome!
Hello from coticule land and welcome on the forum.
Welcome to the forum.