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I agree and also thought about this. The trouble for me is I have it shaving pretty well and I don't know if I want to change it. :D

As I mentioned a few posts ago I have become more interested in...

Overall this has been an interesting idea and experience. Thanks to everyone for their comments and suggestions. A couple of things I am going to take away from this.

To start with, get the...

Thanks Blix and Glenn.

My favorite part after about a month of this came at 07:02:rofl2:

I won't go into details and ruin it for those who have yet to watch.

Tim

After reading these posts for a while now I have decided that either I am the worlds greatest honer or have a face made out of stone.

Since I know I have a lot to learn about honing my face must...

Good points!

Today I bought a 1-6K king. i couldn't stay with the Ja Norton spirit. I included the 12k PHIG. Pasted strop etc. I got an arguably better shave. not by much.

For most of us...

:gaah::gaah:

Thanks for sharing. This first one is very similar to what I saw. I had to get the light just right.

Tim

OOps I referenced the wrong picture. I meant the second one down!:gaah:

After reading your comments and those by niftyshaving yesterday my morning shave took a lot longer than normal. After starting to lather up I washed it off again and ran upstairs to get my hone. I...

I think that we agree more than it seems. I interpret the spirit of JaNorton is to use a readily available stone at a relatively reasonable cost to get a good shave. Maybe not the "best" but good. I...

I am getting more that you have to compete one step before moving on. If you don't have a good 4k the 8k isn't going to work well. I don't see any posts that say that the 8k is the perfect edge but...

I did a similar experiment this week. Starting Saturday morning with no stropping. I ended up doing 5 shaves without stropping before the strops hanging there called my name. The shave was still OK...

The soap at the Marriot Hotel! :rofl2:

This is my take of this. I think it gets back to the 4k edge. The 8k polishes the 4k. If the 4k isn't right it might take a stroke or two to get it. But to test it you should polish on the 8k. The...

These are some thoughts that i am having about pyramid honing. I wouldn't have time to prove these in January and maybe they have been thought of before so feel free to tell me I am wrong etc.
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I am still experimenting myself, but this is worth trying!

Tim

I just got back from a weekend away at an archery tournament. As a rule if I am out of town I don't shave and i have never brought my straights away from home. {To shave with!} Hauling around strops...

I didn't have an extra hour and five minutes tonight! :-] But I Jumped through the video stopping in about 10 places. One of the spots was at the point you said, "The best way to learn is through...

This morning I tried my latest version of the edge on the Bengall. Pretty good. If I knew this was the best shave that I could get from a straight I wouldn't be disappointed. BUT... like a lot of...

Sounds very similar to mine! :hmmm:

My shave this morning was fine but it can always get better.

Tonight I first started by putting together a new strop. Nothing fancy just a couple of D rings...

I think that your opinion is good. The problem that I have with the circle stroke is that I hold it flat. LOL At least for me! The "me" part is what I have issues with. I play with edges that are...

On the left is a Henkels Twinworks Friday. On the right is a Bengall. I included the respirator in the picture because that is the reason I shave. I have to wear one at work. This is just mine from...

Still time I hope...I am going to back out of the frame back that i mentioned earlier. In its place I am placing a Bengall. It has much less of a smile and hopefully will let the advice I get here...

How did you cut it? I used a diamond lapidary saw for my PHIG. I don't know how the Norton would effect the blade. The blade is worth more than the hone for sure.

I included the quote on the end just so you can see what has happened so far. As I stated the shave was harsh and I got thinking. Laugh as much as you want I might be reinventing the wheel. LOL I got...

I honed my second choice today. A Henckels twinworks Friday. I got thinking and lazy and didn't count the strokes on the 4 k. This was given to me by a friend that got it on eBay. Setting the bevel...

This morning was good. Not perfect by far. Give me some thoughts to improve it. LOL
Tim