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That be a mermaid, Paul. Her widdle flipper is down on the pivot end......

I use a piece of 1/8 lead sheet folded over with tape on the handle portion. It's an ages-old method to smooth the edge.
A razor blade will not retain any of it. Just wipe it off good. I...

Not exactly honing, but stropping after is a big deal to me.
I give them a few laps on 2 suspended balsa strops. First CroOx and then FeOx, wiping well in between. Tape comes off the spine at...

Finally found the time and fresh hands to get these done after languishing off the lower grits a few days.
Moving to a few finishers. Looking forward to reading up on some Naniwa 12k tips I saved...

Have not honed since before the coof came around.
Norton was swimming in a bit of green algae. All the rest were dry and covered with dust.

Spent an hour rubbing hard on a worn DMT on all...

Yes, the folks back in the day surely did not obsess like some of us do.
It was get a shave and get to work! :D

I dunno, Ken. With all the collective knowledge shared, could it be that we get better shaves than they did?
Gawd I hope so! ;)

I don't always understand you guys, but respect you in the utmost.
Hones have always represented work to me. I enjoy the simple and sure-fire approach.
Lotsa ways to a great shave!

Close your eyes, Jerry! Click your heels 3 times.......There's no place like hone, no place like hone.
There it is! :p

.... Yes! Poor man's coticule as well. You just have to believe! :rofl2:

Oh Joel! YOU are a glutton for punishment! ;)

Well, TBH, My only Coticule is an old rock. Works well on old Sheffields.
Naturals! You never know unless you try?

There you go! A fast-cutting hone! :tu

Much like hard American steel, stainless likes the uniformity and fast-cutting of synthetics.

FME coticule and Escher have been a waste of time with them. JMO.

You fellas with your fancy hones! :D

Behind in my honing. 4 across the 4/8 and 4 more in the queue.

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I recognized Shaun's work.......But 6 more? :eek:

Good plan. German inox is like that. 12k Naniwa is all I could say.
Escher seems to make them harsh. Lots of strop! :D

Dr Balfanz is a Dovo product. A tribute to an author on German industrial history.
It is same as another Dovo model, the Bismark, only more plain.
I have one and find it to be a good blade....

That looks great! TBH, about all the magnification I personally care for.
Too much gets scary and complicated for me! :eek:

Yes, usually to get focus or get the circle of the loupe out of the picture.
Mostly to capture small details like this...5X loupe.
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Never used it for much smaller stuff, although it...

It works great!
I have been sticking my loupe over my camera lens for a long time taking close-ups.

Some really dull workshop scissors got me looking at YouTubes.
I think I have learned the drill, so I am going after them with a worn DMT.

If I get it right, I think I will touch-up my CMon...

Love those Top Flights, Joel! ;)


To-day, 2 Sweet Solingens to begin on the 1K Naniwa.

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Smoooth! Really Smooooth!

I suppose you have a point, Tim! Your whisky does taste better after 3 shots! :rofl2: