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Hop Frog German razor finished on one of Alex's vintage Kiita corner stone with slight blush.
Mike

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A RED Imp and Yellow Green thuringian pair up nice.

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Here's a Dwyer custom tactical Kiridashi finger nail cleaner. Edge grind marks were removed w Chosera 1K and finished on the Blue Point (like Montgomery Ward Lakeside blue) barber hone dry. Now the...

Some finishing hones most frequently used.
Mike

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Big uns and Lil uns.

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1. Raise slurry with rub stone.
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Hone to clear water.
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2. Raise slurry with rub stone
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Hone...

Her's (honed for a lady) is a Vichy French frame back going from a ("Hybrid" which is not a good term to describe stone) very fast coticule no backing to…..
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Final...

A nice vintage GENCO bevel set on Chosera 1K switch to natural approx 3-4K grit then to vintage coticule.
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Progress to a much finer AND much slower, man made...

[QUOTE=Birnando;1778964]Just a quick touch up on my Hinderer EDC today.
A Norton barber hone is perfect for that.
Sort of feel a bit like an axe man whenever I pull out the Norton tone;)

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Understood Bob, magnification is another tool that should help reduce variables not increase them. Using 200X mag makes it difficult to move the entire edge (both sides) under the scope, which is why...

The above photo is of my Dovo 6/8 Flowing resting on a wet Shobu Asagi Tamamoku Japanese natural stone. I've shown this stone before and I thought its excellent results were more dumb luck in...

Nice Dalmore blue Alpha444, I always switch to naturals after a synthetic bevel set to repair and harden the edge for a natural progression. Here is a famous STEP razor on a tamed toxic J-nat which...

Hi Kees;

To answer your question, No. The stone pictured on the paddle is much harder as I understand the rouge de Salm. It is used dry or with oil and is an extremely fine stone. Finer than...

Good question sir. I've tested at least three grades of La Lunes stamped and graded Fine, Extra Fine and Very Fine.. There are more "types" out there that are not labeled. These all are extremely...

Here is a vintage NOS TI Le Scintillant. Unfortunately the etching on the blade had to be removed due to pitting. It is possible that the acid etching process caused the pitting since the other side...

Vintage natural oil stones from Europe for razors.
MIke
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W&B (no tape) on the coti w slurry to prep edge. Slurry dulling? Neeeever heard of it.
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Finish W&B (steel to stone, no tape) on stamped Kato Maruka Nakayama Mizu...

A low grit natural used to reshape and refine bevel. Mike
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Here is the Friede razor picked up off SRP BST from mainaman. Thank you sir, nice. I had the opportunity to hone one of these some time ago and remembered the edge. Expose fresh steel on NOS blade. 1...

A 7 day set of Kampf lather catchers one layer of tape on holder frog. Blades have to be flipped to assure consistent coverage. Bevel set w/ Chosera 1K
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Move to...

Bevel set on a restored Jos Rodgers wedge. Two layers of tape to start out on Chosera 600. Blade has been re-profiled. It may have originally started out as a much wider 7/8 or 8/8 blade indicated by...

Testing a members pretty pretty coticule.
Mike

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Wait for it.....
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The slurry knows tings (Joe Pesci)..
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MIke

Based on 100 x visual observation the "restored" John Cockhill Sheffield wedge did not like the final finish on the striped Thruingian, which surprised me.
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It did...

A hone for your bug out bag. Glen's website he,he ??
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This will keep an un damaged edge shaving forever.
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Used dry. Or a little...