What Straight Razor Have You Honed Lately????

Discussion in 'Straight Razors' started by DaltonGang, Sep 25, 2016.

  1. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    I have been enjoying the Suehiro Deluxe 6k, so when the opportunity to get the matching 1k cheap came, I took it.
    Pulled out a nice vintage John Williams “Damascus Sheffield Steel”... cool razor and it is Williams Wednesday. :)
    The blade was pretty nice to start, with only minor chips at the edge, but the bevel set went surprisingly fast. One blade does not tell the story, but the Williams seemed to like the stone. Then I jumped straight to the 6k and that went well. Since that jump worked, I figured go straight to the Naniwa 12k.
    Fast session, the progression worked for this razor, and the shave was smooth.
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    Happy honing!
    Tom
     
  2. Zykris

    Zykris Well-Known Member

    Touch up on my GD 66 from Espisito on my Surgical Black Ark. Nice shaver, may need to go down a stone to give it a crisper edge.
     
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  3. Brickman301

    Brickman301 Well-Known Member

    Honed a gold dollar razor on the welsh 12k, then finished on the welsh 15k. Then moved to the pasted strop. Razor felt pretty good on the skin, and gave a great shave. [​IMG]


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  4. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

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    Simmons Hardware 'Hornet' an insanely thinly ground 6/8 razor that makes a Filly look chunky. The stone is my new 'ink pattern' marbled asagi that's shaping up to be a real winner. The dark areas on the blade are just reflections.

    Cheers, Steve
     
  5. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    Some honing “therapy” the past day...
    Continued learning the Suehiro Deluxe 1 & 6k with a Sheffield and German blade. Fun, but no pictures. Did try going 12k and then a few laps of water only on the Vintage Coticule afterwards. See how that goes. :)
    My fun really came with these wedge blades. I got a Heljestrand SE wedge to decent shape a few months back, but it was still lacking. So tried this new set up with both Henckels Rapide wedges and it did well.
    This one went from the 6k to the Vintage Coticule.
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    And this one went 12k then a small Suehiro Gokumyo 20k.
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    And I hate using that stropping tool with a hanging strop, so went with a paddle strop.
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    I enjoyed that much better.
    Tom
     
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  6. Skippy2Smooth

    Skippy2Smooth New Member

    Hey everyone just sharing pics from abit of kasumi (haze) practice
    Thomas Rudd no2 special Sheffield steel ,
    Ozuku Asagi base stone with 3 point Asano nagura
    (My 1st post)
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  7. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    Nice closeups.
    Welcome to The Shave Den. Why don't you wander over to the Welcome section, introduce yourself, and tell us a little about your shaving history.
     
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  8. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

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    The Cape 1000 of 58 shaves got a new edge, 8k Shapton Pro followed by a 12k Naniwa, kom and tomo on the hard ink pattern hone. Looking forward to giving it a whirl.

    Cheers, Steve
     
  9. Deeter

    Deeter Well-Known Member

    Filarmonica 14 DT.
    Started with a 15 micron and went through the sequence down to the 0.3 micron. Linen and leather to finish. Shave test was excellent.
     
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  10. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

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    Puma Inox Frozensteel 6/8, modified for the Japanese market. This is usually the last test razor when I'm testing a stone, in this case the ink pattern or marbled asagi. It's a keeper for sure and makes a smoother edge than the N12k.

    Cheers, Steve
     
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  11. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

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  12. joamo

    joamo Well-Known Member

    Honing this 3/8 was a challenge, it wanted to roll up onto the edge. I knew I would get it though, because I had....


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  13. Paul76

    Paul76 Well-Known Member

    Ern Grand Prix with worked spine. I used the 1k 4k 8k norton prefinished on the cnat and then finished with my small translucent arkie. It did take a very nice even bevel. Giving it a shave test shortly. And going to start dying the mop prices to replace the broken and missing pieces on the scales. 4826673C-6EA8-4060-BC16-57743A625580.jpeg F3D1B2BC-CB02-4834-9B8A-F1CCA3C92CD9.jpeg
     
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  14. Keithmax

    Keithmax Breeds Pet Rocks

    The two Jwest I bought to practice honing, the Scottish razor I purchased from Adam. Naniwa SS 2,5,8,12 then Shapton Glass 16k followed with CrOx and FeO3 strops. The Nichiri full hollow took a nice edge and I had wonderful shave. The two near wedges I think I need to redo them with tape this time.

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  15. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

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    Ontario Cutlery Company
    King 1k, Lapping film 5,3,1 micron. Treetopping arm hairs. Will give it a shave next week.
     
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  16. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    Real nice and fast session with this rescaled Clauss. Suehiro 1&6k followed by the Naniwa 12k. Truly as fast as it gets for me.
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    Happy honing!
    Tom
     
  17. Brickman301

    Brickman301 Well-Known Member

    Did a little honing this evening. Used all 3 Welsh slate stones, and 12 mic lapping film to set the bevel. The razor is a superior razor company’s “the prince’s own” razor. This razor had some issues, I had a heck of a time getting the heel of the razor shave ready. The work paid off, and I received a DFS, from the edge. [​IMG]


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  18. BaylorGator

    BaylorGator MISTER Fancypants

    Georgeous scales guys. If you ever want to get rid of them, PM me first!
     
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  19. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    My bet is you will be creating scales shortly :happy088:
     
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  20. gssixgun

    gssixgun At this point in time...

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    Some fun and some Honing Gymnastics

    Here is a new vid I just did for on a chip repair on a Double Grind Koraat..

    These are some fast accurate techniques that are more for Advanced honers.
    A beginner honer might find themselves in trouble here

    Some pics of the Chip and the Razor

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    Hone On Gents !!
     
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