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Hey now! Don't blame me, all I did was show the darned thing! I haven't even talked about how amazing the stropping feel is, how the rough horsehide doesn't have draw, it has a loving embrace on...

Yeah, the thing I have to remember about what my barber teaches me is, Japanese culture can be very, very picky about tools and rules.

A hone that is labeled for straight razors, and NOT kamisori,...

For great Justice!!!! :beer2:

Nah, I can't afford a new camera, spent all my money on strops!



Ermmmm...ummmm...a... Nagura? Dunno, my barber gave it to me with the hone, but he was almost reluctant to do it. He said it...

Thanks a lot Lynn, that of course means a lot from you!
The ratio, according to my barber (the legendary Kawaguchi-sensei), is ten to one--ten passes back and forth flat side down, with one...

Well, I thought I'd try to make a video of myself honing a Japanese razor using the method my barber taught me. It's...laughable. But the basic idea is ok.

The first video is included for pure...