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    So i picked up a norton 4000 and 8000 stone and a truing stone. I will watch some vids and see how it goes.

    Im enjoying this new hobby already.

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    Take my advice one step at a time:
    #1 Learn to shave with a pro-honed razor.
    #2 Learn to touch up a razor.
    #3 Learn to hone a razor.

    Follow these steps and your journey will be a educational and fun one, your face will thank you. If not...well, lets just say it won't be so smooth.
    Southeastern Oklahoma/Northeastern Texas helper. Please don't hesitate to contact me.
    Thank you and God Bless, Scott

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    Quote Originally Posted by shooter74743 View Post
    Take my advice one step at a time:
    #1 Learn to shave with a pro-honed razor.
    #2 Learn to touch up a razor.
    #3 Learn to hone a razor.

    Follow these steps and your journey will be a educational and fun one, your face will thank you. If not...well, lets just say it won't be so smooth.
    Even though this is good advice...it is kinda like telling a guy not to play with the screws on a carberator...

    I lapped the stones and gave it a go....not bad results. Both blades are much much much sharper than before. I was able to shave with the eagle blade before and now it feels much better. I will still send out the eagle blade to get done by a pro.....

    Anybody have an idea of the grit of that barber stone?


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    It's actually a rather quick journey for the average joe if you do follow the steps. It takes just a few shaves to build confidence putting a razor to the face, a while to get the lather right, the stretching of the skin right, and stropping down. Average timeframe is about 30 shaves for it to all come together. During that time, you have most likely picked up a couple more razors & hopefully have been entertaining yourself with cleaning them up & getting them honed. By the end of the 30 days, your razor will need touching up, so you can put your enthusiasm to work on the barber stone or finishing stone like the Naniwa 12K or Shapton GS 16. You can touch up the razor you had been shaving with to see if you can get it to match the shave quality of the one(s) you had sent off.

    I've had several Ruger .22 pistols as well as other guns brought to me in to put together time and time again because folks don't listen. Literally, the guns were in pieces in boxes. $50 a pop gets them to listen. The male ego gets in the way a LOT, I understand that & still have to fight it from time to time. One of the best things I learned a long time ago is that if I am wanting to learn something new, find someone who is at the top of their game in that field, listen & learn. When it came to razors, Lynn, Sham, Glen, Charlie, & currently Mike have been instrumental to me learning what I do know about this sport...
    Southeastern Oklahoma/Northeastern Texas helper. Please don't hesitate to contact me.
    Thank you and God Bless, Scott

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