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I used the blue hone wet, soaked it for about 15 mins before use. Also, I had a go at refining the edge on the lithide hone I received from Tilly today, dry this time. This resulted in a much better...

Okay, have now received the blue hone from Tilly.
The hone was actually rated as medium/fine which turned out to be more suited to what I was looking for.
I started off on my new Cyril Salter...

I've contacted Tilly and she's advised me that the blue hone is rated coarse/medium and I've added a lithide fine hone to finish off the edge. I'll update you all once I've tried these out.

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I'm using an X pattern on the stone, placing my free hand on the spine of the blade to ensure constant contact. To start with I used minimal pressure moving to virtually no pressure whatsoever. This...

Superfly, the description in Ebay makes no mention of the coarseness just a description: large blue honing stone from American Hone Co. 6x2.

I should add that after another 2 honing hours today I...

I've been shaving with a straight razor for the best part of a year now (using a Dovo which came shave ready) with only diligent stropping to keep the blade in shape.

Recently the blade has lost...