Hey All,
So I recently picked up some older H Boker razors which I am going to be fiddling around with trying to restore over the next few days/weeks. Part of the reason I bought them was so that I could learn to hone on them rather than my new Dovo that I had someone else hone (Thank you Floppyshoes).
I'm wondering what kind of equipment I will need to get started honing these things. One of the razors is pretty sharp (can shave my arm), the other is practically a butter knife. I would also like to work on my new Dovo razor eventually as I am pretty sure I dulled it while learning to strop. Still shaves just not quite as sharp as when it was initially returned to me.
I have heard a norton 4/8k is a pretty standard. Will something like this serve my needs or are there easier/better/other stones that I will need to get rolling on these?
Thanks for the assistance!
So I recently picked up some older H Boker razors which I am going to be fiddling around with trying to restore over the next few days/weeks. Part of the reason I bought them was so that I could learn to hone on them rather than my new Dovo that I had someone else hone (Thank you Floppyshoes).
I'm wondering what kind of equipment I will need to get started honing these things. One of the razors is pretty sharp (can shave my arm), the other is practically a butter knife. I would also like to work on my new Dovo razor eventually as I am pretty sure I dulled it while learning to strop. Still shaves just not quite as sharp as when it was initially returned to me.
I have heard a norton 4/8k is a pretty standard. Will something like this serve my needs or are there easier/better/other stones that I will need to get rolling on these?
Thanks for the assistance!