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Food for thought, my edges off thuri's got better going from 8k rather than 12k. Look the same under high magnification, but feel worlds apart.

Going from 12k to a thuri just seemed so harsh and...

I had issues like that with La Veinette vein coticules. It seems that building a slurry on them actually cause a thin layer of the stone to separate a slough off. Those stones are one of the reasons...

The Morley & Sons razor I have been using is starting to taper off. Not tugging or pulling, but giving my chin pimples and giving a weeper when I shave. Unfortunately that means 25ish shave are the...

I've sharpened a few flat bevel scissors freehanded and it turned out alot better than I thought. Started with a marker test on the angled side and kept going until I had a burr and no dings. Then...

That is another method, but removing/regluing the leather, shortening and the resultant fraying is why I avoided that step. I tried to follow the recipe Kanayama states, avoiding the leather handle...

The 30k strop is probably my favorite piece of hardware I have purchased. Everything else I have a purchased a couple 4 or 5 of, but all razors get the same strop.

I dunno if I'll be able to find...

I've never really just shaved with one razor and lose track of how recently a razor was honed. Usually I'll grab a group of 3 or 5, putter on the stones with 2 then have 1 finished in a tried and...

I couldn't resist :D

Been working on taming this suspected thuri from ebay for a little bit. Seemed to really need some work to smooth the honing surface and it really needs to be used with slurry. The coti is just for...

This sounds like something that should be on the cut of the day!

I bought mine (now SHD's) probably 4ish years ago when they first came out. Simply because it was the only natural under the $80 bucks that I was willing to spend (at the time, definitely not...

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GD Abrams on my La Veinette coti. Always a spectacular combo between these two.

You speak so much truth. Getting just the edge and not convexing the bevel is extremely difficult. Any bit of wear on the tape exasperates the problem. Never had to change tape on my escher on any...

Been playing with a couple stones off of ebay yesterday, got frustrated with my results so I picked up a blade I put away until my skills had gotten to this point. This was one of my first antique...

Haven't honed this one since outback restored and honed it for me. Been maintaining it with crox. As a result had to bring this one back to the 1k to get the bevel flat again. Brought it up to Naniwa...

Just got this monster 1"ish Erik Anton Berg off the bench, Naniwa 1k-12k to see how it performs.

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SHD, I'm sending a pm shortly. The vermio is definitely a keen edge and fun to work with. Very interesting feel on the stone

I decided to go with an Escher finish on my barber's notch. The edge of...

Honed up these two Morley's and a "GABEL" razor on the Naniwa supers up to 8k. Now to pick out the finisher. 4 coti's, an escher and a thuri.... hmmmm decisions, decisions....

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3 razors on the stones today. 2 up to the La Veinette coticule and 1 up to Naniwa 12k

A W&B Diamond Edge, just needing a little freshening up. A pile (probably a couple hundred) of water...

I havrn't had much time these last few months to really dive into the stones. Today, I ran a Schmachtenberg over SS 1k&2k then the middle coti, followed by the size 8 bout that is slower than the...

I know it is hard to say, but how long is a long session?

300 laps, 30 min, 4.78 hours?

Nothin' better than paint chips and dip!

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Last nights honing was a heckuvalot of fun.

The ERN and Morley needed a full bevel set, went Naniwa 1k, 2k, 5k, 8k and 12k

I haven't laid my hands on my stones for far too long, so I went a little over board today. Refreshed my Boker, and got a few bevels set. Finally started on fixing up my Greaves.

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Lemme...

1K to 8k, eh? Hmmm, I'll have to give that a shot. My laziness is intrigued by skipping a couple stones.