Hi everyone from Australia,
Long time lurker, just signed up today however.
After a year of exclusive straight razor shaving and just purchasing a fourth razor I feel like its time to learn to hone myself.
The vibe I get is - coticule with slurry progression is good but steep learning curve, naniwa super stones are a safe bet, norton has fallen out of fashion despite the introduction guide.
My razors have been honed by a honemeister recently.
I was looking at getting naniwa ss 3k/8k/10-12k and a diamond plate for lapping. Thoughts?
Part of me wants to try an alternate finishing stone - a black ark or something jnat. Could I drop the 10-12k in exchange?
Anything else I would be missing to start honing? Plan is to get a gold dollar or start on my dovo best quality.
Long time lurker, just signed up today however.
After a year of exclusive straight razor shaving and just purchasing a fourth razor I feel like its time to learn to hone myself.
The vibe I get is - coticule with slurry progression is good but steep learning curve, naniwa super stones are a safe bet, norton has fallen out of fashion despite the introduction guide.
My razors have been honed by a honemeister recently.
I was looking at getting naniwa ss 3k/8k/10-12k and a diamond plate for lapping. Thoughts?
Part of me wants to try an alternate finishing stone - a black ark or something jnat. Could I drop the 10-12k in exchange?
Anything else I would be missing to start honing? Plan is to get a gold dollar or start on my dovo best quality.