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An oldie W&B Battleship and a Japanese Kenwa kami grind.

Renge is usually some shade of purple, that's why you're getting pink slurry. Love those, by the way.

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Got this Japanese stone to test, so I refinished the Kamijo on it. I found it very interesting, as it is part of a...

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Koma officially enters.... but I think I could have honed this razor on a flat piece of curb as well, and it would...

I didn't even think of stropping.. probably would do a few short passes on the palm of the hand, or paddle and be done. Don't think the ears would mind too much!

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Last night's refresh and let me tell ya, the barber's notch portion on the toe, does just fine on those few annoying...

Wow! I just read through a few Google hits, and found one on the Bay.... very interesting looking tool. I probably wouldn't stick it in my ear, but I get how it could be convenient to maintain a...

I am vaguely familiar with them, I do know the basics. Kanji can be outdated, yes, I read this somewhere. They are fascinating instruments, although seemingly primitive to my eyes. I wasn't really...

Curious to know about honing the Orihi. Could you please tell us more?

I snuck in a quickie touch up, shave in a few days most likely, that Henkotsu destroyed everything last night. Happy honing weekend Gents!
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Thanks! There is definitely more than one way to hone on jnats. In this case, it is counterintuitive to think Botan should precede Suita, but that's the way they work. They overlap, since both break...

It seems like hone of the day today is the Naniwa 600. Blued this entire blade, it's beat up enough to be used as a test razor. It should be nice quality, once I get to clean steel....devil's spit is...

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NOS Henkotsu kami and the first real test of the new Karasu. I set the bevel on Botan on the Suita, then made sloppy...

Yesterday's job:

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Today's job:

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Honing the factory edge of the Dorko 8/8". Chosera 1K, Okudo suita for the mid-range and finished off on one of my...

It will happen ocassionally. Sometimes I am sure the bevel is OK, but then in the end it's just not where it needs to be. On this razor, I dropped back to my La Veinette coticule on slurry, that...

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I missed a nice Sunday shave, because I failed to set the bevel on this blade yesterday and then spent the entire day...

The edge looks great!

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Got this jnat to test for my friend who's just getting into honing. Purchased blind, this was a nice deal, for a huge...

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Good morning Gents! This is the last night's exercise, now let's see how she shaves! The hone is an unknown Kiita I...

That's a pretty Suita @mainaman. Chasing a big one for myself now, I think I am hooked!

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Figured I'd do a couple of W&Bs...

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Honed up several blades in the last few days, using these 3 stones. The blade pictured is a Dearden, one of the two,...