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After shaving for a week with the razor that you honed and sent me I can say with confidence that you definately have the honing thing down. Great job:tu I am going to get it back to you as soon as I...

Sounds good! Please keep us posted on your progress.

So are you saying that in your experience the coticules that you have all leave a very similar edge/scratch pattern but seem to have drastically different cutting speeds?

I have heard the comment in some form or another that “a Norton 4K is not enough and you need a 1K stone to set the bevel”. In my experience this is absolutely not the case. While a DMT 1200 grit,...

They seem to be working fine now.

I did it the way that I did because I wanted to get the information out to as many people as possible for free. In the near future I will likely do a run of DVD's in full quality, so if anyone really...

I am really glad that the videos helped give you the confidence/courage to get out the stones. Although I can talk to you about honing all day, the only way for you to learn is to actually practice...

That's why I posted them! I am really glad that the information has helped you.

David

Well guys, I have to say that I am a little surprised to hear this. With all the promoting that I did of the Southern California Straight Razor Get Together picture thread...

I liked it too when you sent it to me with your honing guide, which is why I decided to incorporate it in the lesson. I appologize for not giving you credit in the video; there was a lot going...

You are welcome. I'm really glad that you liked them.

Thank you everyone for the kind words! It feels really good to get positive feedback from the community on these.

David

I am very glad that you are enjoying the videos Leon, and hope that the information helps you in your honing journey.

David.

Haha, thanks again for taping these Jerad. I can't believe that you were able to hold the camera so straight for so long :D

FWIW The razor honed in the video was Matt's (Mvforza) Goldbug. When we were done honing it there was very little hone wear and Matt told me that it was his best shaving 5/8 razor after he tested it...

Here is my 9 part honing series on Youtube. I need to give a huge thank you to all the people who attended the clinic and made this possible. Special thanks go to Jerad (Nickelking) for bringing his...