Thread: Hope to stop at 12 (John Elliot content)

Very nice, I was going to say I really like the bottom razor, then I looked again, and realized I liked them all!!

I just sent three blades for a restore, a 8/8 W&B Celebrated Hollow Ground, For Barbers Use, a W&B 7/8th square tip/point (my favorite, square tip all the way!!) Celebrated Extra Hollow Ground, and a 8/8 square tip Joseph Rogers and Sons..they all should clean up well. And that will be enough, until I see the next piece of Sheffield steel that calls my name...love the big blades!!!

By the way Wade, you can send me the John Elliot, thought you mentioned that you intensely disliked those blades...

Arg. Too much time on the 1k, i'm going to hit it on the xfine DMT next round. At this point in time, I think fixing old smilies is worth it. I may grow out of that notion. I started to say I might even send them out, but that just sounds weird saying it...unless I was popping for full restores with some of those great scales.

but i doubt it.

Have edge nearly nick-free and shaping bevel...anyhoo, I gotta fix up a light box and make better pics. notes to self.

For better reference: that shiny slab of Sheffield steel resting on an 8x3 stone. Almost need wider tape.



I beat it into slight submission with the DMT and then smoothed that over with the 1-8k Nortos and Herb's Yellowstone then Latigo after nylon webbing. Shaves just fine, now I'll go back and Coticule the edge. To me, English steel likes Belgian rocks.

Feels like I'm stropping a 2-iron.