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Well, the last razor honed, father in laws Wostie Peerless, gave a decent shave. It also nibble my ear lobe in the process as a reminder to watch what you are doing with a square point or it might...

Well, my target is to get as good a 3 pass shave as I can with my Gillette Fat Boy. I was satisfied with what that DE gave me and I am into straight razors for the nostalgia and something different....

Yea, I believe you are right when you say they compliment each other and up the ante on both. I try and avoid chasing the magic bullet in hobbies now and be more of a make it work and refine it guy....

Yea, surprised the heck out of me that my father in law used straights. I never saw my dad use one and he would be from the same age group as my father in law. I have his old strop too that I am...

After today's shave the Norton is definitely in the official rotation. Just a smooth irritation free shave. I think I am starting to like Sheffield razors and slightly heavier grinds which is a good...

Well, add another one to the list put back into service. Just had a good shave off a Boker King Cutter that I tuned the edge on the other day. Tomorrow it is a Norton Cooperative Cutlery Society...

Aidan

Yea, it does feel pretty good at that. Agreed too that the other two stones would be icing on the cake especially if you were doing a lot of razor restores. Maybe I am anticipating RAD...

Yea, a coarser and finer hones are next for when I want/need to reset the edge. The first step was to get a hone suitable for maintaining an edge. Seems to work on an edge that is not too badly out...

I had a Frederick Reynolds that needed to be put back into use after I cleaned it up. Today I took my new Naniwa 3000/8000 combo and proceeded to attempt to hone it. It's a hollow but with a heavier...