I've mentioned a few times on here that I am cheap. I've never bought a razor for more than 35 bucks (but I'm closing in on the 3 dozen straight razor mark...go figure), I'm a proponent of GD's, and I have a deal with myself that until this box of a dozen Arko sticks is gone, I'm not buying another shave soap/cream/lather product...I have many sticks to go!
Anyway, we all know how easy it is to spend a gajillion dollars on hones. What I want with this thread is to show folks that you can get a perfectly fine edge on solid (not film, sorry) finishers that you paid less than 3 dollars per square inch and / or less than 40 bucks that you can comfortably go from rock to strop to shave (no pastes/powders/etc). If you picked up a massive JNAT for 4 dollars at a garage sale, it counts.
I'll start it off with this one...bought this Belgian Blue Whetstone retail awhile back. This evening it's matched with a self-rescaled PIF-received Joseph Rodgers blade in zircote. I have three more rocks that match the requirements rather handily, so I'll at least post those over the next few days/weeks when I get a chance.
Anyway, we all know how easy it is to spend a gajillion dollars on hones. What I want with this thread is to show folks that you can get a perfectly fine edge on solid (not film, sorry) finishers that you paid less than 3 dollars per square inch and / or less than 40 bucks that you can comfortably go from rock to strop to shave (no pastes/powders/etc). If you picked up a massive JNAT for 4 dollars at a garage sale, it counts.
I'll start it off with this one...bought this Belgian Blue Whetstone retail awhile back. This evening it's matched with a self-rescaled PIF-received Joseph Rodgers blade in zircote. I have three more rocks that match the requirements rather handily, so I'll at least post those over the next few days/weeks when I get a chance.
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). I like to put a little dab of hand soap at the far end of the hone's face so that as I keep it wet, a tiny bit of the soap gets incorporated into the water. Works great after the regular "water stage". I could use just this one maintenance hone for the rest of my life and not be disappointed in the results. Perfectly fine hone for me.
