My recommendation for a beginner is this: Start with a truly shave ready blade Get a Shapton Kuromaku 12k ($100 cad) or a Naniwa 12k, shapton is...
The Shapton’s 1,4,8,12 followed by Naniwa 12k will work just fine. If you are going to follow with an abrasive such as CrOx, I would suggest using...
We’re nice blade! Enjoy it
Personally, I’d the ones I have tried, I preferred the pro lites or the Titan milds. I think the pro guard blades are worthless, especially for...
I honestly don’t believe there is much of a difference, especially for the difference in cost. I used to have a DX and the construction was...
Unfortunately I have an unexpected financial situation to deal with and have to let this incredibly beautiful Nakayama go. It’s a fast and hard...
If it were me, I’d put my money on a feather SS or DX shavette. I’ve owned and used a DX for a long time and IMO it’s the best of the best...
Two passes WTG/XTG and I’m BBS.
This particular soap from SS is a very very nice scent. The lime and sage are beautifully blended, both compliment each other and never compete or...
Without a doubt I believe jnats are the best honing stones you can get. That said the quality can vary and they must be purchased from a reputable...
There is really no mystery to it, honing is simply that, honing. The only way you will learn is to do it, pick a single teacher and follow that...
MAAS metal polish should clean it right up,follow that with a light coat of RenWax and you will never have an issue again. The RenWax is...
I have some wonderful stones that are not being used and I’d like to trade them for a Jnat. Shapton Glass - 4k and 16k sold Canadian Novaculite...
Torlof @ Scruppleworks makes amazing strops and can do both high end and starter strops. Alastair @ Westholm is amazing, but he’s currently watch...
The gs stones wear pretty slowly. The ceramic bond matrix is very hard wearing but they cut very quickly. I do agree that diamond plates are very...
I use them on my shapton gs stones all the time.
The issue I have with plates is that they wear out eventually, cost a lot just to use it as a flattening medium and can cause diamond particles to...
Diamond paste can be difficult to understand. A .25 diamond spray/paste will cut faster that .5 CrOx but it will leave a quite harsh edge. Diamond...
One of my favourite makers is Joe Edson. I love everything about his work.
I have MdC Agrumes I have used 4x, looking to trade for MdC Rose, MdC Vetiver or Nauvia. Withdrawn
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