Boy what a difference

One of my razors was tugging just a bit; hadn't done anything but strop it in about...ummm...6 months to a year maybe.

Did 4 light passes on a barber hone with water yesterday, then 25 linen and 50 leather. This morning did another 25/50 and WOW!

That puppy shaved great. It's nice to hear the scritch scritch of the hairs getting cut and the occasional DING of the blade.


Barber hones are wonderful things. :)

Now if I could just afford a good set of real stones to practice on with my worthless POS razor I have...I think that no-name razor might be Pakistani. :rant:

Nice job, Simon! Can't complain about a 4-stroke touchup...

- Scott

Nice discipline in just doing a few passes and then checking results.

Hmmm...wonder if I should try a pasted strop for situations such as this?

No no no. I'm doing just fine with what I have. I don't need anything else...nothing, nada, zip, zilch. Not a thing...really.

On second thought....

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Originally Posted by simon1

Hmmm...wonder if I should try a pasted strop for situations such as this?

No no no. I'm doing just fine with what I have. I don't need anything else...nothing, nada, zip, zilch. Not a thing...really.

On second thought....

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Way to go! I vote for 'keep it simple'...if it works for you, stick with it.

Barber hones are great! I snagged one on eBay a couple of months ago and it works really well. :)

They're awesome little hones. Next time try whipping up some lather and applying it to the hone with your brush. I think it works even better than using it dry or with water. That's what I used to do with my 3 line swaty.