What Straight Razor Have You Honed Lately????

i'm lucky I still have my earlobes

 

Worked on two SE blades, a Rolls wedge and a Henkles Rapide hollow ground. I offered to tune them up for anther member after he mentioned he hadn't gotten his Rolls quite right. Since my Rolls wedge was one of the easiest hones I have ever done, I assumed I was good at it. After taking over an hour to set the bevel on the Rolls I realized I was wrong. Used a Naniwia 1, 3, 5, and 8k progression, and finished on a suspected Charnley Forest hone with slurry.

 

Thiers-Issard Spartacus 5/8 Needed a touch up .Used a Belgian Couticle .Than 60 Laps on a Escher .Test shave went great BBS in two passes .Blade felt real smooth .

 

Nothin' crazy. A W&B FBU (sold, so honed on the way out the door) and an Iberia 14. Naniwa SS thru 12K and finished on an SG20K.

 

Two honed today.
This one was a little difficult. I liked the looks of it, and rolled the dice for $12.50. It had some serious pitting, all over, and the scales looked chewed up.
So, a lot of sanding was done, on the entire blade, and scales. The scales say "The Old English Razor", but I couldn't find a way to color them in, yet, after the sanding. The pitting on the blade was extensive, and I got out what I could tolerate.
I did my usual honing, with the Welsh Slates and the SB Arkie.

Razor- M.J.Higgins, Sheffield 11/16th inch
Very nice and sharp edge, that came on fast. I just hope the steel isn't too soft.

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This is my second Hone and restore of the day.
This one was a no brainer, at $10.

Same as above, just not the extensive pitting.
This took a very very sharp edge.


Razor- Union Razor Cutlery Co. Union City, GA. 13/16th inch.

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Very nice @DaltonGang the razor you honed up for me a while back still has a nice edge to it! Great to read your daily progress!


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Thanks, I'm glad the razor is still holding up.

It's good to see you posting again. I was wondering what happened to you.

 

Well, I'm a beer salesman at the largest lake in Missouri. During the spring and summer it's hard to tie me down. I found my way back to the forums this week when I found these on the cheap.


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Two sweet razors. I've yet to acquire one of those.

 

With your collection, I'm dumbfounded that you haven't yet acquired a Red Imp??


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They just seem too popular with others, when I start to bid on them. Oh well, in due time.

 

I acquired a "Scott Dalton special". A Robeson for less than a 10 spot. It cleaned up really nice, with the exception of the small chip in the tip with the Dremel Starting with the Norton 1k, took some time due to my sloppy polishing. Went to the 4/8k, 1um lapping film and finally on the trans Arkie. This was tree topping hair off the 1k. Test drive Sunday morning

 

Hmmmmmmm Honing razors and watching a Milla baby Marathon

Can it get any better ???

I don't think so

 

The Rolls Blade is a Full Hollow Grind with a Sorta Wedge Design..One Layer of Tape & they Should Be Bevel Set in 5/10 Min or So..I have Never Seen a Duffer or Seen Another Blade as Near Perfect Ground as a Rolls Blade..

Billy..

 

After a partial restore on my new Bengall, I lightly polished up and honed this old Kinsfolk "Wedge" razor. It's see lots of life so two level of tape almost weren't enough. It needs more work, but it's shave worthy.

 

Got this NOS C . Myers & Sons Sheffield 6/8th in the Post Today for Turning Over..I Have One of these in My Collection as Well as a Kropp that was Made by the Same Company..These Razors are Amongst the Best of the Best of that Production Era..Out Shave Any Wade & Butcher I have ever Came Across..

Honed on My Naniwa Super Stone Progression..16 K Lapping Film & Finished on the Arkie..Man..Sharp & Smooth as Butter..If You Hit a Sheffield Blade Right on the Money Button on an Arkie what a Wonderful Shaving Edge..The Edge of the Blade is like a Ghost..

Billy..

 

Nice to see I'm not alone in wrapping up the Arkie, following lapping film

 

Well..For Me at Least I Always Plonk Down an Edge on a Finisher as Close as I Want it Finished..I Don't Want to Stick Down Say an 8 K Cause it Will Slurry..I Don't Want to Train My Finishing Stones to Slurry..

Billy..

 

A few interesting ones from the last couple of days


I haven't ever seen this one outta Sheffield before, but I finished it on my Coti using the "Smashed Slurry Technique" really nice outcome










A beautiful Hayashi "Molydern Steel" took some time on the Chosera 1k Pro to get the bevel smooth and even but the edge after the Nakayama was simply awesome




Dovo Inox, with the beginning of a Heel Hook, fixed the heel on my DMT325 set the bevel the finally finished on some Basenite/LydianTouchstones
(Be careful shopping for these, some are stupidly expensive)
Disclosure: I have both of these in for testing and did NOT pay for either, been doing quite a few Dovo's on them since I know the razors so well I can judge the hones... Nice Burnishing action











Switched from the old Naniwa Chosera 1k to the New Naniwa Pro 1k this week

I see nor feel any difference at all so far, same messy green monster that does it's job so well

Hone On Gents !!!