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Yeah, heresy, I know, sorry...



I'll let you know when I get it. I guess as always beauty is in the eye of the beholder (and feeler). What looks right and feels right is all that matters. I...

Oh, OK, if that ends up being the case maybe I'll stop at the 8k? I'm loath to buy another stone. American steel harder than English or German? Oh? I wonder why? This is all getting very...

Hmmm, AFDavis11, do you need to hone other than that, or are you saying the 16k every other month suffices to keep the edge?

I'm trying to visualise why 16k maybe 'too much' for some steel. I...

16k pushing it for Sheffield steel? Does that mean I may be incorrect using the Shapton 16k on the W&B? I WAS thinking of getting a 4/8 a while ago, but now I think for me a 5/8 full hollow is...

Yeah, that may be an idea Axel, but presently I'm enjoying rotating the razors I have. When I got my second razor after using the first for about two months without honing, I really did notice the...

Actually, I'm not sure it was ALL the way from Woomera to Port Augusta, the years may have embellished the tale...
I really think I did way too many laps when I first got the hones a few weeks ago. ...

RoughkypeMy reason for embracing WLLC is that I also have FFU (Fear of [expletive] it Up), I've heavy handedly destroyed many, many MANY previously beautiful things in my time...One time, at age 19,...

Hi, just thought I'd say that after getting some more excellent advice from Maxi on tape and such, and after honing the Kronenberg on the weekend with LLIMITED success I evaluated my work. The...

Yes, you're right, roughkype, I'm actually thinking about honing again tonight, the shave with the Kronenberg this morning wasn't the best, needs more work...

Oh, yes, of course I like Coopers! Grew up on it (sparkling Ale) when there was nothing but Sparkling and Stout. Had a Stout day at the pub on Saturday AM playing pool with my young son. And then...

I don't normally TYPE LOl, but, well, LOL.
I know, it's sad. I'm trying to convince myself that the fourth razor is my 'bush' razor, for when I go camping, etc. But I'm not winning. I'm...

Yeah, without a 1k, just the 4/8 and 16k Shapton. I won't NORMALY do all this, I reckon in the future I'll only drop to the 8k, but who knows? BTW, I'm finding the edges off the Shapton 16k REALLY...

Oh I DO like mixing, but this morning went with just TOBS Eton College by itself (and Proraso pre shave). I don't ALWAYS mix them, but it is fun to mix. Of course I'll be using the straight razor...

Yeah, 'cause maybe now I'll shut up for a bit! :-)

So this is my second weekend trying to hone (Norton 4/8, Shapton 16). The razor (Emil Kronenberg) was pretty much blunt by the time I'd finished removing some surface rust with wet and dry etc. I...