"Boss" 5/8 Solingen hollow, 1k, 3k, TOS, WOA, 10k Shapton Glass.
Also, 4" Solingen paring knife.
Also, 4" Solingen paring knife.
What did you hone today?
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And a 9" Henckels chef knife.
Two more razors to go. Honed the Boker on the Old Rock Coti. I bought this stone from Gary Heywood a few years ago. The more I use it , the more I like it. I really like the edges this stone puts on my stainless straight razors.
This time honing uses B.B.W. (Belgian Blue Whetstone).
More experimentation with the ozuku: this time, diamond slurry followed by mikawa nagura.
Ozuku + diamond → mikawa
Tim Zowada timahagane crucible steel kamisori wrapped with linen twine. One of two kamisori from a small batch of steel composed of Lake Superior Michigan iron-rich beach sand that Tim gathers using electric-charged magnets.
The kiita looks like a mess at first glance, but paired through testing it is a perfect match with the kamisori as judged by the fact that it will remove all of the 1k King scratches in 20 passes or fewer with only worn diamond Atoma plate generated slurry leaving hazy kasumi finish.
With using the AxMethod as a follow-up, I was able to develop a HHT-4 edge after 2 sets of 40 leather only on clean Kanayama leather (thanks Steve). The shave was memorable.
The kiita looks like a mess at first glance, but paired through testing it is a perfect match with the kamisori as judged by the fact that it will remove all of the 1k King scratches in 20 passes or fewer with only worn diamond Atoma plate generated slurry leaving hazy kasumi finish.
With using the AxMethod as a follow-up, I was able to develop a HHT-4 edge after 2 sets of 40 leather only on clean Kanayama leather (thanks Steve). The shave was memorable.
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Gave this old boat shaped coticule a whirl. These real old stones are just a joy to hone with. Fast on slurry and slow on water. I’m certain the shave will be a good one.
I think this is a ridiculously old coticule…feedback when honing was friendly…velvety…sublime. It’s fast on its own slurry, and I finished at the sink.
The HHT (root in) was as good as any other high end jnat, thuri, etc. I can’t wait to do the shave test!
Honed my New Gold Kami on my Karasu. Used the my Asagi as a tomo. This combo is producing some incredible edges.
Re-honed this Wonderedge today
Set the bevel with an Atoma 1200, it did a very good job. Didn’t take much either. From there it was a Chosera 3 and 5K to a Fugi 8K then a Naniwa 12K.
To finished it was a Schwedenstein with a series of dilutions using a green Thuri. The resulting edge is very nice.
Set the bevel with an Atoma 1200, it did a very good job. Didn’t take much either. From there it was a Chosera 3 and 5K to a Fugi 8K then a Naniwa 12K.
To finished it was a Schwedenstein with a series of dilutions using a green Thuri. The resulting edge is very nice.
Ha Rick! I was looking for a Dovo I want to use, but can’t find it…during the process I found this 6/8 Dubl Duck! Guess it will have to do for now!
The new coticule is fast on its slurry, and after a better effort than yesterday…the razor does stick to the stone when under a light stream at the sink.
HHT was awesome!
Shave test Saturday morning!
The new coticule is fast on its slurry, and after a better effort than yesterday…the razor does stick to the stone when under a light stream at the sink.
HHT was awesome!
Shave test Saturday morning!
Did a brief touchup on this pretty Ark this morning. Well, less of a touchup and more just an edge change.
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Touched up my 195mm Fujiwara Denka on a Nakayama suita, with slurry followed by some clear water strokes at a slightly higher angle.
Continuing to play around with the Ozuku. I'm using the tomo Maksim sent me, which I haven't used much at all as it is not that fine. I don't expect to get top rate results, but I think the base stone is good enough to get somewhere pretty nice. Last week's efforts were good, but not great, so trying some different slurry dilutions.
Gold Monkey. Dilucot on Amazonian Coticule to Vintage Le Sans Nom natural combo Coticule to Thuringian. The shave was outstanding.
19 Shaves to go.
19 Shaves to go.
Yesterday's hone was pretty nice in the shave test, so now experimenting with my #2 jnat:
This is ridiculously hard and I had trouble with it when I first got it and eventually set it aside until I had more experience. It seems to be more of a polisher than a cutter so I imagine using the fairly coarse nagura I had then was not really helping. Had another go with it today with a hard nagura off a Shapton 10k. It looks promising!
This is ridiculously hard and I had trouble with it when I first got it and eventually set it aside until I had more experience. It seems to be more of a polisher than a cutter so I imagine using the fairly coarse nagura I had then was not really helping. Had another go with it today with a hard nagura off a Shapton 10k. It looks promising!
Pulled the Thuris out for a change of pace. I forgot how silky smooth these stones feel under the blade.
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