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I just completed my first entire straight shave! I used the Henckels (the double-bevel is a Geisen & Forsthoff btw) and I'm pretty pleased. I got one teeny-tiny nick on my left cheek - though I never...

Bart, that is absolutely hilarious. I still have a bunch of work to do before the razor is sharp enough, but once it is I'm gonna skin that buffalo with it.

Gah! I meant a pretty close shave for a Mach 3. I swear the stubble must have been a inch long. Honest! Please don't burn my house down...

But this is all besides the point. The honing is...

According to the USPS, the shave-ready razor I bought from a member arrived this morning. I should have time tonight to try the new honing technique and visually compare with the sharp razor.
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Randy was generous enough to have me call him and we talked about my razor, hones, and technique for a bit. He's described a pretty interesting technique for me to try that will work if I can be...

I did the 150 laps as Randy suggested, trying to torque the edge into the stone a bit and also do a slight rolling hone to get the stubborn heel and toe. Still a double bevel along a good 2/3 - 3/4...

Bart: I decided that all this learning-to-hone stuff is great - and enjoyable in it's own way (much less a chance of cuts!) - but I really am eager to get to the shaving. The dream is that when I get...

Thank you Scott, I think you summed that up much nicer then I could have. :)

Thank you as well Randy, for all the advice. For the record, I was trying to describe the two "parts" of the double...

I'm using a 1k Norton. I have lapped it with a granite tile and sandpaper. Perhaps I should try lapping again?

I'm a little confused by your statement about focusing on the edge bevel. I know my...

The marker test tells me that I have a slightly harder time hitting the heel and toe of the main bevel. (I say main to describe the bevel I want, the larger one closer to the spine.) But the entire...

After some laps on the 8k, the side of the razor that doesn't have the double bevel looks nice and smooth. It's almost blackish? I think that side polished up nicely. The other side has much more...

Thanks, guys. :)

Sebell: Nope! But that's cool. I'm okay with slow progress - it's lots better then nothing changing.

Alan: I have a 220/1k and a 4k/8k, both Nortons. A little polishing for...

So, I had a thread going about my first honing attempt. Neither it nor I survived the great catastrophe, but here we go again...

I actually have good news to report. It seems I'm getting the hang...