Reset the grind on a factory new Gold Dollar 66.
It's shaving just fine now, and the bevels are even.
It's shaving just fine now, and the bevels are even.
I use a 50:50 mix of Paraffin oil and Food Safe Mineral oil. This mix has no scent and is a little thinner than Singer Sewing Machine oil (which I also use). I like the mix a bit better though it’s faster and less sticky.
I got some low oder kerosene at Bunnings but it stinks just as bad as the normal stuff. I’m already pushing my luck honing on the kitchen table. The kerosene would get me banned to the garage for sure.
I got the empty dropper bottle from a local hippy health food shop for a couple bucks. Apparently the hippies use them for mixing up essential oil potions.
Where did the slate fit in to the progression?My latest attempt to get this restoration razor to the level of my other, honed by @Legion . Today I had; Willunga Slate, Shapton 12k, Asano Nagura, Mizu Asagi.
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I’d been able to get it as sharp as the other, but not as smooth in use. Which I assume was something to do with removal of mid-grit scratch patterns.
However today I had some special performance-enhancing drugs, to bring my honing game to the next level. The secret recipe is closely-guarded, but it tasted quite a lot like: equal parts Gin, Vermouth, and Campari.
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And... we’re there! This is now very good; smooth and easy as anything. This may have been down to me reading up a bit about how to use a nagura properly. More likely I think though... negronis.
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Where did the slate fit in to the progression?
I see you do it like I do. Steady hands make smooth razors friend!My latest attempt to get this restoration razor to the level of my other, honed by @Legion . Today I had; Willunga Slate, Shapton 12k, Asano Nagura, Mizu Asagi.
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I’d been able to get it as sharp as the other, but not as smooth in use. Which I assume was something to do with removal of mid-grit scratch patterns.
However today I had some special performance-enhancing drugs, to bring my honing game to the next level. The secret recipe is closely-guarded, but it tasted quite a lot like: equal parts Gin, Vermouth, and Campari.
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And... we’re there! This is now very good; smooth and easy as anything. This may have been down to me reading up a bit about how to use a nagura properly. More likely I think though... negronis.
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I see you do it like I do. Steady hands make smooth razors friend!
No…not full hollow.@Matt O, I have heard that the 13 Bulls are quarter hollows and the 14 Bulls are full hollows. Is your 14 Bull a full hollow?
Now that is a knife!Another re-handling I did yesterday, for one of our knives - a Leung Tim Piandao. And touching up today on a Washita, that's a full 8x2 for scale.
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