Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
I've often been curious as to how barbers of yore managed to sharpen razors without flattening their hones. If there was a diplomatic way to broach the subject I would love to hear what the man had to say.
If it can be arranged, I plan to visit him in the not too distant future, and this is one of the subjects I would like to explore too. I'll write about it if this leads to new insight.

Quote Originally Posted by Croaker View Post
Secondly, I am also very impressed with your photographs of the garnets on the BBW. It is nice to see what actually cuts and smooths the steel.
You'll have to thank my no-name scanner for that: I just put the hones on top of the glass
Actually, it's not the garnets you see; these are much smaller I think (the detail pictures are 700x700 pix cut-outs from the original scans, taken at resolution of IIRC 800 ppi). This has come up before I think. But it would be nice to know what the yellow coticule and the reddish BBW spots are then. I have to really start prioritizing reading I guess...