What did you hone today?

[Devonmoonshire]

Finally got the honing progression right after much trial and error.

1k King, 6K King, 12k Guangxi, Hard Ark, Finished on freshly lapped Hard Black Ark.


Left to right: 1K/6K King Combo Stone, Guangxi 12K, Hard Ark, Hard Black Ark.


my first truly successful Shave Ready Honing, (Also my very first Straight razor):

5/8 Gebr & Krusius Gouverneur 65

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[Yaron]

I honed this beauty today on my Naniwas SS 1, 3, 8, 12k. It is Ebay found NESPA cca 6/8

 

[Yaron]

And this japanese frameback Kanemasa, honed on same progression

 

[Brooksie967]

Testing a new Tsushima: A little coarser than I expected based on what others said. On par with all the other stones I've tested. Traded my last coticule for this. A little over 2500g woo!

 

[Devonmoonshire]

6/8 "Improved Eagle" Lyon Bros. Warranted #62. Arrived yesterday a little funky so I cleaned off the funk and gave her a good honing on my new favorite progression: King 1K/6K, Gungxi 12k, Hard Ark, Hard Black Ark.




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[mikael]

6/8 "Improved Eagle" Lyon Bros. Warranted #62. Arrived yesterday a little funky so I cleaned off the funk and gave her a good honing on my new favorite progression: King 1K/6K, Gungxi 12k, Hard Ark, Hard Black Ark.

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That arkansas is a thing of beauty.

 

[Devonmoonshire]

Testing a new Tsushima: A little coarser than I expected based on what others said. On par with all the other stones I've tested. Traded my last coticule for this. A little over 2500g woo!

I would definitely call that one a "Big Block" Very nice looking stone and blade too

 

[drifter]

5/8 Solingen. Bevel set on Chosera 1k. Nuba 5, Snow White and water only laps on a Coticule. The bevel looks killer. Can't wait to shave with this one

That looks like a nice and easy progression. I was previously looking at the Chosera 5k, but now you got me interested in that Nubatama 5k.

 

[David]

It really is Jose, and the shave was great. After I set the bevel I did 50 x strokes on the 5k, 30 ish on the 8k and then 100 ish on the coti on water.
The Chosera 5k is a hell of a stone, but the Nuba is dang good in its own right, and the price difference is a big plus. I'm very pleased with the nubatama so far.

 

[Bayamontate]

The Chosera 5K is splash and go, the Nuba 5K is not and leaves a shallower scratch pattern.

 

[Alum of Potash]

Which Nuba 5k are we talking about? The Bamboo is allegedly splash-and-go.

 

[Bayamontate]

The orange one I have is definitely not, if you splash for 20 minutes maybe which doesn't matter to me I like the stone.

 

[Alum of Potash]

Interesting. I just watched Ken Schwarz's video where he mentions mud after around 6 minutes of use with a kitchen knife (carbon steel is introduced around 10 minutes in), so maybe that's what one is after here.

 

[David]

Here's a crude video of mine taking water. It's not a spray and go stone but it's not bothersome to me.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UmZ7FvfWWFI

 

[Alum of Potash]

Wow. That's a lot faster than the 5k Bamboo as shown on Chefknivestogo. Similar color though. Thanks.

 

[drifter]

Here's a crude video of mine taking water. It's not a spray and go stone but it's not bothersome to me.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UmZ7FvfWWFI

Do you give the 5k a quick soak before use?

Wow. That's a lot faster than the 5k Bamboo as shown on Chefknivestogo. Similar color though. Thanks.

In their video the stone hardly soaks up any water.

 

[David]

No I don't soak it.
When I got mine the first thing I did was pump a couple sprays of water on it and it didn't drink at all, but after a couple of good lappings it's opened up. I think in Kens video the stone is right out of the box so maybe that's why his isn't absorbing as much?

 

[karhu]

Boker on Shapton 1K, 5K, Imanishi 8K and Coticule.


Second time for me to try to get the razor to the shaving point...

 

[Alum of Potash]

No I don't soak it.
When I got mine the first thing I did was pump a couple sprays of water on it and it didn't drink at all, but after a couple of good lappings it's opened up. I think in Kens video the stone is right out of the box so maybe that's why his isn't absorbing as much?

Maybe so. I was wondering if lapping might affect things. The thing I don't understand is why it would resist water at first and then suck it up. Some sort of coating to protect it in transport?

 

[David]

I wondered about a possible coating as well. Not sure, but the absorption isn't a problem for me and I'm well pleased with the stone.