Thread: nos honing?

i have just ordered a nos razor but i was wondering what hone people would start on to bring it to shave ready. i have chos 1k, nani 4k, 8k and 12k

That works for me just fine. Wouldnt change a thing.

yes but if it is already sharp i do i really need to set a new bevel is what i meant?

You are going to hate my answer, but it all depends...

Some might need to be finished off, some might have to go right back to the 1K. I think your best bet is to just test it and see where you stand. I don't think it will be possible to give an across the board recommendation as the edge will vary a great deal between manufacturers.

I'd go along with the previous post. Give it a good stropping and try it first. If that dose not work for you go to the 12K Nani, strop and try again. I would not go any lower in the grit range than I absolutely have to. Let us know if the NOS was really shave ready out of the box when you get it.

Bob

Depends on the razor,

I recently bought a DOVO 88 NOS , that I wanted to introduce to my stones as I generally (have to) do with new DOVOs. However, the edge came so fine, that all it needed was a bit of cr-ox on balsa and some good stropping.

Originally Posted by DDTech

Depends on the razor,

I recently bought a DOVO 88 NOS , that I wanted to introduce to my stones as I generally (have to) do with new DOVOs. However, the edge came so fine, that all it needed was a bit of cr-ox on balsa and some good stropping.

I just love it when that happens!

I always bevel set first, but as said above it never hurts to just strop first and try it as is , then decide what to do.

I've bought some NOS framebacks recently and didn't set the bevel on any of them. They are among some of my sharpest razors. A little depressing considering what it says about my bevel setting skills.

Not much to add here except, have a peak at the bevels under magnification and see what they tell you.