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What did you hone today?
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Henckels 81 on a new to me coticule. This is a top flight stone. Jointed the edge and did a full diluticot. Pretty fast with slurry and felt fine on water. Great HHT right from the stone
This boat is slow but the finish is outstanding. Sped the process up tonight, went to 10k then Boat Coti on water.
Put this M Jung razor to this Silkstone. A very fine stone and left a really nice edge on the razor. Used Dans honing oil and around 50 x strokes. Good HHT off the stone.
GENCO Army & Navy that I picked up for next to nothing. Based on my Military career, I had to have it.
Full progression: King 1K/3K, King 8K, Coticle, and finished on a Black Shadow.
She’s had a tough life but with just one honing she’s back in the fight.
Nice test shave this morning.
Full progression: King 1K/3K, King 8K, Coticle, and finished on a Black Shadow.
She’s had a tough life but with just one honing she’s back in the fight.
Nice test shave this morning.
About 10 years ago, Hart Steel was making a truly nice razor. Glad I hung on to mine…..
Didn't know where the edge was at but felt like going through a progression- Shapton 2k-5k-8k-Slate. 2nd time using the 2k. I really like it so far. Very close and comfortable shave.
Dork 42 touched up on a Moughton.
Clauss full progression. Chosera 3K > Chosera 5K > Suehiro 10K to Jnat.
Clauss full progression. Chosera 3K > Chosera 5K > Suehiro 10K to Jnat.
5/8+ half hollow W&B. Initial bevel-set.
Vintage La Lune touchup. French steel on french stone. 
Koraat on Ozuku with a mikawa slurry → water with a little lather. HHT was a screamer...
Wacker Damascus on the Old Rock Coti.
My newest razor, a Claus, Fremont, OH taken from bevel set to finish.
Bevel set on King 1K deluxe. Middle work on BBW side of my smaller Coticule, and then polishing & finish work on my larger Coticule.
I can’t express how happy I am. This is my best Coticule edge…ever. I read most of your posts on Coticules and it paid off.
I’m getting better at bevel setting, which is obviously the critical step.
I used a heavy slurry diluted to clean water on the BBW. Then I used a light slurry diluted to clean water and finished under running water with my bigger Coticule.
I don’t count strokes or the amount of water added during dilutions. I just went by the way the slurry looks and feels. Under running water I went by feel.
I’m excited, proud, and hope I can duplicate my results because that edge was both keen and buttery smooth. Beyond happy
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Bevel set on King 1K deluxe. Middle work on BBW side of my smaller Coticule, and then polishing & finish work on my larger Coticule.
I can’t express how happy I am. This is my best Coticule edge…ever. I read most of your posts on Coticules and it paid off.
I’m getting better at bevel setting, which is obviously the critical step.
I used a heavy slurry diluted to clean water on the BBW. Then I used a light slurry diluted to clean water and finished under running water with my bigger Coticule.
I don’t count strokes or the amount of water added during dilutions. I just went by the way the slurry looks and feels. Under running water I went by feel.
I’m excited, proud, and hope I can duplicate my results because that edge was both keen and buttery smooth. Beyond happy
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Cadman — Bengall 5/8
Oz Shaving — Foxville
RazoRock — Puros
Semogue — 19mm Boar
WestMan — Utopia
Took intense honing on some very coarse (down to 400-grit) stones, but this already-worn Sheffield razor is finally shaving respectably . . . and shaving well, remarkably. It required becoming willing to grind the thing into shards or swarf and test-shaving my left arm to alopecia levels to achieve success. The breakthrough was kind of a long time coming.
Instead of yielding to, "Well, many strokes have been made on the Cerax 1010; I don't want to overhone," I dropped to the 400 until the razor bit into my thumbnail.
Maybe this another edition of "The bevel ain't set 'til it's set."
Few knives, 2 chisels. Back to the bevel-set on the recent W&B resurrection effort. The 1k-2k chachacha is over for now, on to 2k-4k cha cha cha...
Doing a couple refresh on my cast steel stub tails. I used an Asagi as a tomo with my Karasu. Worked both blades to clear water. Due to the shape of these blades, I had to use a lot of x strokes. I use both blades this week.
Thiers issard razor was starting to leave the crisp edge zone for me. Decided to try the diamond plate nagura to tomo nagura method. HHT could be better but I will give it a try anyway. Like the idea of the progression as it helps keep the stone flat but not loving how the slurry feels. Lapping plate is a worn atoma 400 as well, might revisit this with a 1200 atoma instead. Moving in the next 6 months though so will have to wait.
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