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    Finally

    And it is a honing success!! The Royal Crown and the Friodur were actually honed to shave ready! (not as good as those I have honed by Lynn, but these two are the first honed by me and I am quite...
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    First I tried to clean it by hands with Maas. I...

    First I tried to clean it by hands with Maas. I didn't get a very good result (it would have taken ages). I was a little afraid to use sandpaper and risk to scratch the scales so I used my Dremel...
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    Update

    One little update in my travel through honing:

    I am actually touring the hairdressers on the road from my home to the University, to see if one or two of them are disposed to get rid of their...
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    I said I kept you posted of my progress. So there...

    I said I kept you posted of my progress. So there it is, mid-success, mid-failure...

    I get back to the hone yesterday: the razor was cutting my knee hairs after the 4K (they look funny now) and it...
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    Thank you guys for your answers. And first to...

    Thank you guys for your answers. And first to answer your questions:

    @ Bjorn: I think I didn't overhoned because I checked the edge with my thumb (not my nail) every 10 or so stokes. But, as it is...
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    first time honing + questions

    Hi everybody,

    Last evening, I decided to try honing. I was a little anxious about it and was trying to postpone it a bit until more comfortable with the stropping (one new thing to learn at a...
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