What did you hone today?

jrp316 · Apr 22, 2014

A slightly tattered Genco Fluid Steel.

At first glance, I figured it'd hone up real easy like and I'd be off to the races. Three trips to the hones later, that line of thought was right out. The bevel seemed to be set (passed HHT and tomato test), but something kept happening through the film progression such that it wouldn't even try to shave at the end; wouldn't even pass the aforementioned tests that it had passed before. Two attempts at honing it resulted in the above. The third time was the charm after a good, firm beating on the lower grits and checking/rechecking after each step.

totorlekiller · Apr 22, 2014

First CV Heljestrand.
Just a modest N24

It seems sharp out of the box, so I thought the bevel would be a breeze.
It turns out it had a lot of micro laceration and it took a while to get a clean edge.
Worked my way up on King and Norton, with finish on Shapton 12k and 16K.
No magic soapy swaty finish on that one because I was too lazy to go get it.

SliceOfLife · Apr 22, 2014

Refinished a Kropp I picked up a couple weeks ago on my Jnat... been maybe a month since I shaved off my Jnat. Been shaving off coticules, thuri's, synths, barber hones, anything and everything. All I can say is wow... going that long off other finishes, the finish of my Karasu is night and day compared to anything else. I don't think my beard will ever return after this shave.

Steve56 · Apr 23, 2014

Puma 68 Inox Special on a Narutaki asagi. The koma is harder than the hone, so my slurry was mostly the Narutaki. Very nice smooth shave from this one.

Cheers, Steve

Brooksie967 · Apr 23, 2014

Steve I love seeing that razor every time you post it. Will it to me?

Steve56 · Apr 23, 2014

I have a Henckels Friodur just like it too ... But the Puma has a nicer tang and harder steel.

Cheers, Steve

Steve56 · Apr 23, 2014

Continuing to test the Narutaki... Henckels Friodur honed with a tomo nagura.

Cheers, Steve

Steve56 · Apr 24, 2014

Finishing up testing the Narutaki asagi with a time-capsule French point Boker 626g - pending another round of whiskers. Pretty drab stone until it starts knocking out HHT 4 with average technique and HHT 5 with not much more. That makes it a bit more exciting. Not that hard either, it slurries easily.

The razor is a favorite, plain blade and one of the best shavers I have - equal to the Pumas and Anton Wingens. Made between 1926 and 1934 from the tang stamps IIRC.

Cheers, Steve

Bayamontate · Apr 26, 2014

W&B in Camel Bone.

Bevel set on Striped Iyoto, followed by Botan Toishi. Asano Tenyjou, Atsu, Mejiro, Tsushima Kuro nagura, Chu nagura, Koma and Wakasa Tomonagura on a Wakasa Toishi. 30/60 Cotton/Cordovan.

totorlekiller · Apr 27, 2014

Honed this Dorko travel razor.

Started by smoothing out a dent on DMT 600.
Then bevel on 1K. Followed by norton 4K, norton 8K, king 6K, Naniwa 10K, Shapton 12K.
Back to Naniwa 10K as the scope confirmed what I had noticed presently that the Naniwa 10K is finer than the Shapton 12K.
Finished on Shapton 16K.

I tried again my magic Swatty 3 lines with soap, which last time was finer than the 16K. This time it was not, maybe I took a different soap, or did not put enough. Anyway, I refinished on 16k.

100 x crOx, 100 x linen, 100 x leather and a very aggressive HHT.
I am looking forward to trying that one tomorrow morning.

David · Apr 28, 2014

Honed this boker red injun 102. Bevel set on chosera 1k, then slurry dilutions on a vintage coti, 30 laps on a thuri and 40/60 kanayama canvas/leather

totorlekiller · Apr 29, 2014

I just honed a Bengall.
DMT 600, King 1K, norton 4K, norton 8K, king 6K, Shapton 12K and finished on Shapton 16K.
Stropped on crOx, line, leather.

The crappy pictures does not do justice to the razor, which is in great conditions.
I'll get a better one when I test drive it tomorrow.

Steve56 · Apr 30, 2014

A Buca3152 Gold Monkey gets the big monkey.... Shapton Pro 2k (not pictured), coarse red Atagoyama akepin, red Hakka, Ohira rainbow kiita, followed by an Odori, TBN, and koma on a vintage Hatahoshi, 40 linen and 75 Kanoyama. Whiskers fear this edge.

Cheers, Steve

Lakebound · Apr 30, 2014

Ran the Aust 5/8 over the 12K Naniwa today. Nothing special, just a refresh.

Frank

Steve56 · Apr 30, 2014

Edge refresh for the Le Grelot 355, on a vintage Nakayama Maruka kiita with a TBN and a piece of koma. This is a full hollow razor that takes a really good edge.

Cheers, Steve

Bayamontate · Apr 30, 2014

Hart Razor

Sharpchef · May 5, 2014

A Koraat Design hardened and grounded by myself on this tiny thuri, and my Testosori on a Ohira Renge Suita.

And now its Burgertime!

Greets Sebastian.

Steve56 · May 5, 2014

Very nice Sebastian!

My Wosty went out to Doc226 for a new left shoe and got touched up on the super little Narutaki kiita, one of my favorite stones. He did a great job matching the blonde horn.

Cheers, Steve

Lakebound · May 5, 2014

Mertens & Heider 5/8 that I bought off the Bay last week. It was quite cruddy but all I did was a simple clean up and polish of both the blade and scales. I still have not mastered re-scaling just yet and would rather have a nice shave edge on a mutt than a spade shovel edge on a show horse. On to the honing ........

Tried something new tonight by adding the JNAT that I bought from Heespharm as the finisher. Progression was as follows: Bevel Set Naniwa 1K (very fast bevel set tonight) followed by Naniwas 5K and 8K. And now instead of finishing with the Naniwa 12K, I substituted the JNAT as the finisher and then stropped 100 passes on clean Latigo.

I am saving my beard for the shave-test tomorrow night in hopes that these JNATS are all that some say that they are.

Frank

Heespharm · May 5, 2014

Lakebound said:
Mertens & Heider 5/8 that I bought off the Bay last week. It was quite cruddy but all I did was a simple clean up and polish of both the blade and scales. I still have not mastered re-scaling just yet and would rather have a nice shave edge on a mutt than a spade shovel edge on a show horse. On to the honing ........

Tried something new tonight by adding the JNAT that I bought from Heespharm as the finisher. Progression was as follows: Bevel Set Naniwa 1K (very fast bevel set tonight) followed by Naniwas 5K and 8K. And now instead of finishing with the Naniwa 12K, I substituted the JNAT as the finisher and then stropped 100 passes on clean Latigo.

I am saving my beard for the shave-test tomorrow night in hopes that these JNATS are all that some say that they are.

Frank

How are you using it? Diluting as you go? Or just one slurry

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