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01-24-2014, 09:54 AM
Thread: My honing experience so far
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+1 I'm no honemeister but I've never used...
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I'm no honemeister but I've never used stropping strokes on a hone and I get pretty consistent results most of the time.
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01-23-2014, 09:58 PM
Thread: My honing experience so far
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You can look, shave, do the thumb pad test, the...
You can look, shave, do the thumb pad test, the nail test etc.
You can read all about these in the Wiki.
I like to look and test the edge by seeing how "willingly" it shaves my arm hair -... -
01-23-2014, 09:42 PM
Thread: My honing experience so far
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You have to be sure the bevel is set on the 1k...
You have to be sure the bevel is set on the 1k before proceeding to higher grits - if the bevel isn't perfect the final result will be disappointing.
The razor should effortlessly shave arm hair -... -
01-23-2014, 01:06 PM
Thread: My honing experience so far
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+1 on this. Make sure the bevel is set on the...
+1 on this.
Make sure the bevel is set on the 1K or whatever you're using to set the bevel. I like to look at the edge with a 40x loupe and see how well it shaves arm hair all along the length of...
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