What Straight Razor Have You Honed Lately????

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

  1. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    Another fine looking Filarmonica, Steve. What's the head count on those, in your collection? Just curious.

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  2. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    About a dozen Scott, but about half are user grade or ‘cosmetically challenged’, lol.
     
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  3. Timwcic

    Timwcic Well-Known Member

    Puma kitty’s have a special place in the den

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  4. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

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  5. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Just foolin’ around with a blue-green asagi that I got a while back which never seemed really the best. I did M-10 with worn 1200 Atoma slurry and M-11 was done with a tomo nagura. The HHT from both was better than I remembered, so on to the shave tomorrow.

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  6. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    F.W.Engels
    Extra Hollow
    Solingen Germany

    This was a restoration project, I had finished a while back, and just got around to honing.
    These F.W.Engels are a joy to hone. Straight as an arrow, ultra thin blade, about as thin as they come, and they take on a wicked edge. This one was honed on Welsh Slate Stones, with Nagura slurry stones. The Naguras speed the Welsh stones up, considerably. The razor had the final finish on this fine Eschers Thuringian, that @Billyfergie helped me acquire, and advised on how to use it. I held it under a slight trickle of water, in my palm, and did the lightest 30-40 strokes. It brought out a mirror polished bevel. After taking it to the strops, it is as sharp as it can get, and will pass the HHT anywhere on the blade, root in, or out, as soon as the hair makes contact.

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  7. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    Charlior
    E.M.D.E.
    Made in Germany for the French
    1/2 Hollow

    This one was a restoration project, a while back. The edge initially had a lot of work done to it, to bring it back, straight. So, the honing was started with a squared off edge, no hint of a bevel. the blade itself if straight, and very well built.
    I brought out a Pre-Bevel, with the Norton 320/1000 combo stone. It took a while. This razor has some very very hard steel, like Swedish Silver Steel. It even looks and feels like Swedish Steel when on a hone. After the bevel was set, The Welsh Slate Stones, and Naguras brought on a nice edge. The final finisher was this Eschers Thuringian, acquired with the help of @Billyfergie . It took on a fantastic edge in the end, that silently destroys any hair it touches. It is a Half Hollow blade, and heavy. It should be great for using after I go several days without a shave.

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    Some of the scrolled spine work, that can eat up a Russian Strop, if not careful. Looks great, but beware.
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  8. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    Lakeside Cutlery Co.
    "Army and Navy"
    Montgomery Wards sold these

    Another ignored restoration job. This was a easy one to hone, but a little harder than the FWE. It took on a beautiful edge. The blade is straight as an arrow, without flaws. The Welsh Slate Stones and Naguras, were the finishers, and the final finisher was the Eschers Thuringian, acquired with the help of @Billyfergie . A wonderfully sharp edge is the result, from toe to heel.



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  9. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    How are the shaves Scott? Excellent I would suspect!
     
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  10. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    I'm going to take one for a spin tonight. Any suggestions??

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  11. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Nope, just do the usual shave. If the stone/edge is exceptional, you’ll know it pretty quickly.
     
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  12. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    I meant razor suggestions.

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  13. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    This one is for Scott, @DaltonGang - a Thuri/jnat comparison. The razors are the ones I used in the above comparison, so they were already shave-ready edges, just from a different stone.

    The jnat is one of my favorites, unknown mine but makes an incredibly smooth edge. Razor M-10 got 2 sets of 20 circles and ellipses on light slurry, followed by 25 linear strokes and 10 clear water strokes. Razor M-11 got the same minus the clear water jnat strokes, and was finished with 30 clear water strokes on a 10 x 2 Thuri, an Escher according to knowledgeable Thuri people because Escher was the only company that cut them this size - they were for the US market. The bevel was shinier than the jnat bevel.

    Both tested great with HHT root in or root out, though I believe the jnat is a little keener/sharper, but not by much. This jnat doesn’t always HHT test as well as some others, but there’s no denying the smooth edge that it makes so it seemed like a good one to throw at the thuri.

    Shave tomorrow, should be fun.

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  14. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    Both fine looking stones. I'm very interested in your findings.

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  15. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Testing a stone from Takeshi, not really a kiita as advertised (more green than yellow), but a very pleasant light green and a full sized stone at a reasonable price. It’s a very easy to use hardness, not so hard. The test Filly was finished on medium slurry, a little thicker than I usually use, to kind of feel out how fine it is. The shave was very smooth, and just slightly ‘hot’ on some parts of my face, but the important thing is that the smoothness was there. Next up, a little thinner slurry and/or clear water finish.

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  16. Claude Stewart

    Claude Stewart Well-Known Member

    New acquisition. 5/8" vintage Trusteel.

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  17. lottenhem

    lottenhem Well-Known Member

    Latest quadruple to be honed and stropped:
    EDV Neiström, Eskilstuna Sweden
    Jernbolaget, Eskilstuna Sweden
    Stille, Stockholm Sweden
    Shizu Saburo, Japan
    I have also modified the Shizu by rounding the end tip slightly to prevent cuts... been there, done that
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  18. Claude Stewart

    Claude Stewart Well-Known Member

    This one today. Satinedge Double Duck I just recently received. She turned out to be quite a beauty.

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  19. Claude Stewart

    Claude Stewart Well-Known Member

    Just finished a light refurbish and a thorough hone of this Warren Velvet Touch by F.W. Engels.

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  20. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

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