Decided to have a crack at the "Manly art of Shaving with a SR", why not, at 56 years of age, a few more facial scars won't make me any prettier.
Purchased a second hand Friodur 472, seems to be an oldie but a goodun ( bit like myself), that seems to have minimal spine wear, so hopefully I will be able to learn the art of honing and put some sort of shavable edge on it. I think of myself as a fairly capable free hand sharpener of knives, but I do know that this is a different ball game.
I have the following stones in my collection and would really appreciate opinions on which of these would be a sensible progression, or should I be looking at additional stones.
Shapton Pro 320, 1000, 2000, 5000 and 12,000, Transluscent Ark ( very hard 2"x6" ), Turkish Stone ( 2" x 6" quite hard maybe 2-3K grit ), BBW/Cotti ( 1.5" x 6" too hard and refined for knives ), 2 Washita's including recent acquired Lily White, JNat ( possibly ) very hard and produces a high polished refined edge, and an unknown stone from the UK ( maybe Water of Ayr, but still working out why it randomly scratches, possible toxic inclusions?)
Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
Purchased a second hand Friodur 472, seems to be an oldie but a goodun ( bit like myself), that seems to have minimal spine wear, so hopefully I will be able to learn the art of honing and put some sort of shavable edge on it. I think of myself as a fairly capable free hand sharpener of knives, but I do know that this is a different ball game.
I have the following stones in my collection and would really appreciate opinions on which of these would be a sensible progression, or should I be looking at additional stones.
Shapton Pro 320, 1000, 2000, 5000 and 12,000, Transluscent Ark ( very hard 2"x6" ), Turkish Stone ( 2" x 6" quite hard maybe 2-3K grit ), BBW/Cotti ( 1.5" x 6" too hard and refined for knives ), 2 Washita's including recent acquired Lily White, JNat ( possibly ) very hard and produces a high polished refined edge, and an unknown stone from the UK ( maybe Water of Ayr, but still working out why it randomly scratches, possible toxic inclusions?)
Any help would be gratefully appreciated.