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I'm sure the documentation will be useful to others.

Excuse me for having just a BIT of a giggle, but you're actually a year and 23 days or so too late. I DID suggest we do this again this year...

I fell off the wagon a few days ago, firstly by using other razors, and then on the weekend by breaking out the Shapton 16k, but I learnt a LOT:

Do the research, learn from the experts, I don't...

Oh, great, very informative, I'll try it with the waterstone on top. The new lapping stone is larger than my last one, so may be better in that regard, to.

Hi Blix.
So you did 20 laps without water? How did that go? I haven't yet heard of doing any laps without water...

WARNING, a stupid newbie question coming up I should know the answer to. I got a brand new Norton flattening stone today from a VERY nice fellow from here for nothing. Thanks VERY much, Sir, you...

+ 1 on that! I think there's a whole bunch of good tips there for us beginners (and anyone I guess). I'm going to re-hone the Klas Törnblom this afternoon, probably just on the 8k, but maybe I'll...

Now I get tanning marmoset hides, I gather it requires (1) marmosets and (2) a tanning salon, and (3) tanning lotion, but deLAMINATING dishes? Pardon?

I recommend this thread be closed IMMEDIATELY! This is just getting WAY out of hand! An hour and five minutes of honing? Are you SERIOUS? Do you know what the collective she who must be obeyeds...

Sorry, Blix says there's a part two to this scenario :D

I'd have to agree, and I'm REALLY new to honing, anyone want a Shapton 16k? ;-)

No way! I'm learning too much, I'm going to keep going until my 5/8 razors are 3/8 razors...

Seriously though, I may take the W&B back to the 8k on the weekend, it was a nice shave with it...

It wouldn't necessarily be the wine, my 'methods' will confuse anyone! :-)
So, obviously I'm doing the TNT a little late in the process. I did realise it'll kill the edge, which is why I did 20...

Re-honed the W&B. This time I lapped the hone on 600 wet and dry sandpaper taped to a glass topped table (again using a grid). Yet again I found it wasn't flat. Is that normal? How much does a...

Shaved with the W&B I honed on the 1st (here)

A nice shave, I've posted it to SOTD here. Last day of the hols so I may actually re-hone the W&B, as I'm a little bored. The edge was OK, but not...

Oh, well, that actually makes perfect sense (a little unfortunately, I was hoping for a "yeah, do that! It's a really cool method!"). :-)
Sometime you've just got to learn the right way, It's a...

It seems to me that "at this point in time" there's a bunch of different methods; but circles and x strokes prevail. Just wondering what people's (well, the expert's) opinions are on just straight up...

I think it would be fun if people could post the resulting shaves to the SOTD thread, maybe with a link to it from here? That way we get all the info but without posts that are 'too' long. ...

Yeah Paul, I was thinking a similar thing, the first shave after a honing is not necessarily the best shave before a honing again. I think maybe the second or third might actually be better...
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Just finished honing the W&B. Assisted during the process by that Adele lady through the Sennheiser headphones. She can sing, can’t she? I want to marry her and have her babies...

Anyway, to...

I think I saw that on the SOTD thread, I like it. It'd be nice to swap blades. So I guess one sharpens all the blades in turn in one go, and then swaps the old ones for newies as you go?

Just finished honing and shaving [link to SOTD post] with the Klas Törnblom (3:15 PM Sunday 1st of Januray 2012).

I must say I’m very happy with the results, esp given the 6 day growth. I had a...

I'm doing a Frameback, a Klas Törnblom. I honed this reasonably well for the first time a few weeks ago, but I used a Shapton 16k as well. The Norton is soaking as I type...

Sir! *raises hand* Are we supposed to have started yet? I thought it started on the first, is there homework?

These are the two I'll hone tomorrow. So, we're supposed to pick two razors,...

Yes, you need to lap the lapping stone that you will use to lap the Norton. But before you do this you need to lap the thing you'll use to lap the lapping stone. And before you do that you'll need...

Is it possible to use just one razor? I really don't have that many to risk two, and yes, I mean risk. If so, I'll be in just to add the valueless commentary of someone who has used a hone less...