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You did a full shave on a 1k edge?! I’ve test shaved a few times off the 1k to see how good a foundation I was making before polishing the bevels and can’t see myself doing much more than a checking...

With all this arkie talk going on I decided to pull out the translucent.

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^^^^KEEPER!!^^^^

My wife won’t contribute to the hobby, she thinks I have a problem....

I’ve been following that one, turns out there are some similar threads on some knife forums as well. I wasn’t unhappy with the shave, especially considering it was a first go. Shaved again last...

Playing with a Shapton Glass 16k. Shave was close, but the edge was a tiny bit uncomfortable, but not unpleasant. Went from a naniwa 8k to the shapton 16k. A pleasant surprise considering I picked...

Looks like an Ali.

Well, decided to lap the stone which showed that two corners were low, straightened it out and went up to 1500 then a liberal amount of burnishing, then honed the razor again as I knew it wouldn’t be...

Well my initial thoughts are that the stone could benefit from a light lapping as different areas of the honing surface feel varied. I did rub it pretty well with a chefs knife which evened out the...

Thanks for the hint as to who may of sold it.

It comes out to .75”x1.75”x7.75”. There was no top and the guy who’s display it came out of had no idea where he got it or what it was. I offered up...

Just got done doing some antiquing and found this translucent arky, no label but it’s flat and looks to be used very little it at all, I gave it a bath with some dish soap and ran a knife over it. I...

Thaeris, I keep waiting for you to post a pic of a gold dollar just for s&g’s. Some beautiful blades there.

Finally got the Wilton honed up.
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2 layers of tape, the bevel came out a little wonky where there’s a warp near the heel. Got through the chipped up edge with a little breadknifing then...

Couple solid performers.
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Did a lubricant progression on my naniwa 12k. Water>damp>glycerin. Tried something similar with Smith’s and got a keen comfortable edge, though not significantly...

A super comfortable edge.

I agree. I need to practice some more before I go for it. I have a few other presses horn scales I can play with.

Do you know what they may have looked like originally? Any background color? I...

Got these two going today. Both have been laying around for a couple years. Funny what you find when you dig around in the garage.
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Just finished shaving with the Yutaka for the umpteenth...

Haven’t seen a better explanation. You are a wealth of information, sir.

Fooled around a little tonight with finishers. The Adsworth got the 12k but with a twist, finished it on glycerin, went 20 strokes light as I could go. According to my arm hair it’s sharper than...

Need to test shave mine tonight, hopefully it goes as well as yours.

The WB was a bit of a pain, mine had a slight frown just in front of the heel and a tiny warp as well, my guess is that is what caused the frown. Mine is about 7/8, I have a few more from various...

Naniwa ss 2-5-8-12 finished on the 12.

Sonny, got a frameback in there for you, wade and butcher with HOLLOW GROUND etch.
Wester Bros should be on its way to you speedster (pending strop...

Will do, I have nothing exotic just some trusty naniwa ss. May have to have you strop as mine seems to be giving me fits.

Can’t dispute a good shave!

I’d bet a life time assuming you’re not doing it for a side hustle or a living. I had one years ago that I used for wood working. Probably lapped it 3-4 times a week for a few years. Showed little...

What hone is the white and tan one? A well loved Norton 4/8?