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When the Dirlam arrived at my place one thing immediately caught the eye. Extremely wide bevel and spine wear. The razor was practically a full wedge, and I believe Maarten did some serious honing ...

It is possible, but it depends on the Coticule. It's difficult, once you start diluting the slurry while honing, you need a very efficient stroke, which means: light pressure and nice even, perfect...

Hey Maarten,

Sorry to learn your dad is in the hospital. I hope his surgery goes well and he makes a swift and full recovery. I guess we've all been there at one point, when someone dear to us had...

I don't think so. Folding a strip of metal back and forth that way, I would expect it to break off.
I have never encountered overhoning on the "DMT-Belgian" progression. Honing on the Coticule with...

Normally, when you play with the razor under a good light source, you can make the bevel reflect the light into your eyes. You should be able to spot the reflection coming off the entire width of the...

Damn. It becomes weirder and weirder. Did yo try shaving arm hair, or passing the HHT when you came off the DMT? Did you end your work on the DMT with a set of extremely light laps?
How does the...

Yeah, right, you know how vindictive we Belgians can become...:rofl2:


You don't need to break in the BBW, (only diamond hones need to be broken in), but you do need to lap it till it's...

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If you haven't used tape, the only possible explanation is that the razor was previously honed with several layers of tape. It's a common practice on wedges. Because of that, the bevel is much...

:D
Actually, I love some good smooth music while honing:
YouTube - Curtis Mayfield - We Are The People Who Are Darker Than Blue

Your on the right track.:tu

So far, we didn't pay much attention to the fact that you're honing a wedge, other than that's it's "not easy" to hone a wedge. If I'm correct it has, like the majority...

Coticules garnets are in the 5 - 15 micron range. Blue garnets are in the 10 - 20 micron range.
Which one must precede the other is a good question.
At present, my opinion is the following order:...

Very puzzling...

You said the slurry is purplish, which suggests a BBW.
But the picture just looks like slate, and it seems to have a straight glue line.
As far as I know Ardennes Coticules...

You have a decent bevel-setting hone with that DMT1200.
Your Coticule should be as great a finisher as they come.
Whether that Coticule, used with slurry, can bridge the gap between the DMT and...

I looked at your edge pictures again, and I see now that the second one has lower magnification. It still looks a bit jagged to me, but I think you're on the right track.

Now that we know, you're...

Well Maarten, there's good news and bad news...

The results on your DMT are much better now that it's properly broken in. I'm sure you can see that for yourself.:)
That's the good news.

The...

Hey hi_bud_gl, I certainly did not wanted to come across as if you don't know your stuff. I always read your posts with great interest, and I think you often offer valuable input. I just felt like...

Maarten,

It seems Hi_bud_gl and I have a different approach to using Belgian hones.

I'm not eager to start a debate on that, but he's advicing you to do things that are guaranteed to give me...