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Wow, thanks Euclid! :bow

As I told you, I'm actually very busy but, as soon as I'll have time to put my hands on an adequate razor, I'll follow your great tutorial step by step for sure and fully...

I didn't use tape on the frameback. So, as I tend to use torque pressure (in order to mantain bevel as narrow as it's possible) when honing, maybe the bevel aspect can be due to this.
I know the Red...

As I told to Euclid440, I'm very busy these days, so I didn't touched a stone since a long time.
Yesterday had some spare time and decided to "refresh" a couple of blades that, for a reason or...

Wow... how many thinghs to learn each time! ;)

I think my main problem (or, a big problem anyway) is the fact I use the microscope with a smartphone screen. Compared to the one with a 7" built in...

Just yesterday (so didn't saw Euclid's last post) I made another test of the Gouken 8K.

First of all, lapped (remember I bought it used and already lapped... so wasn't the first time the stone was...

FranfC
Thanks for the hints about the 8K.

The swarf came from 4 rounds of strokes as described on my post... don't know if they are many or few.
Razor came from some test honing (Naguras...

I shaved this morning with the Razor (pre) finished with the Naniwa Gouken Fuji 8K. (see a couple of posts above).

Got a very nice & smooth shave. Sincerely, couldn't say it was made with a synth...

Euclid,

I'll follow your hints for sure.

This was only a first quick test.
I got the stone from a vendor who already lapped it and made veeeeery little slurry just to avoid clogging. Added...

I recently had a chance to get a (like new) Naniwa Gouken Fuji 8K. For what I know it's one of the two made by Naniwa specifically for straight razors.

Despite being very busy at moment, I found...

Jnatcat

You're perfectly right! People honed razors for decades with no microscope and it's always worked. As I said in my first post of this thread: "Microscope doesn't hone".
It's just a...

Euclid,

Yes... I admit, I didn't thoroughly check the razor before sharpening it. :)

But in reality, it rested well on the stone and, by controlling the movement of the slurry during the...

As in my last posts, I've got a Gujo, to be added to my already ample arsenal of Nagura. :)

After a quick test during the recent honing meeting, I decided to use it as a starter in my usual honing...

Euclid,

Well, I heard wonders about Gujo from a man here in Italy who helds a YouTube Channel dedicated to honing. He's in love expecially with Jnats and is a good source of information about...

Bill31521

You're right of course, but you said: "for many years"... So, you're an experienced user, while I'm a newbie (just one year shaving with straight razors and less, 9/10 months honing). I...

Last week I met some friends @ the monthly Rome's "honing" meeting, so I had the opportunity to test something "new" (apart for the Gujo Nagura which got home recently).

1) I used "live" another...

Euclid,

Your previous two posts are two monuments to what teaching should always be. There are, condensed together, knoweldge sharing, support, guidance, and suggestions as well as concepts of a...

Well, I got another small svedish razor: C.V.Heljestrand (Eskilstuna) shoulderless - 9/16".
The razor came home yesterday in good conditions and the edge passed treetop test.
Under magnification...

For what I learned until now (not soo much... I agree ;) ) The Botan is a bit on the lower side of finesse. In fact (if I'm not wrong), can be used to set the bevel in Iwasaki's Nagura progression....

Paraphrasing the first verse of the famous Beatles song "All Together Now", after two excellent shaves obtained first by finishing the blade with the Mejiro and then, adding the Ozuku Suita, I...

The problem is... I haven't a synth 6K. Tought to buy it once... but never did. ;);)

Btw. My only synthetics are the King 1K and Naniwa SS 3K

Euclid,

actually, Tsushima is the cornerstone of my honing. It's because it allows me to easily jump from bevel setting, directly to the Jnat where I'll finish the blade. Otherwise, it's a good...

As I wrote in my previous post (Above) I finished the razor with Ozuku Suita's slurry. Didn't took micrographs as we all know well, by now, how it shows after the Mejiro on my Ozuku Asagi base stone....

As anticipated, the other night I continued my series of Nagura comparison tests on my Ozuku Asagi Koppa. This time, after the Tsushima's slurry, I went directly on the Asano Mejiro's.

Images...

Euclid... I agree. Like how the bevel looks after Tsushima (and not just this time). Have to test it on shave one of these days. :)

Rather I am wondering if the Mejiro before a Tomo is useful or...

Here I am again bros! :)

After a year (more or less) I saw the first honing stone, and a lot of experiments with cheap vintage SRs, yesterday I decided it was time to put my hands on a New (and...