What Straight Razor Have You Honed Lately????

Taking a Japanese blade through its paces... an Inko 1500 from the Tokyo Ito Co & Ltd

It has an edge, with minimal needed corrective work, so started on the Naniwa 4k, transitioned to the 8k (Snow White) pictured, than a few passes on the 12k before putting on the Okudo finish.

Happy honing.
Tom

 

I need to hone several blades. But, since this shutdown nonsense, the women have taken over the house, for work and school. The only alone time I get, is when I get to work, or leave the house, to work out, or hang out with our dog.

 

Ralph Aust 6/8 Spanish Pt
I shaved with this yesterday and it was a meh shave. Today, I used the 3, 1 and .3 micron lapping film progression. I then stropped it on Crox treated fabric, then untreated fabric and finally on the leather. I tested it on headshave with 4 days growth. I just shaved the sides with one pass going with the grain. It was like cuttng through Swiss cheese. The sides looked like it was a BBS. Decided to hit the back with a DE to finish the first pass and then finish the shave with a second pass across the grain. On the second pass, there was very little feedback from the DE when shaving the temple sides. This proved to me that the razor is sharp and smooth. It's my fourth time that I lapped a razor with films. I am glad it worked out today Here is the razor and the setup for yesterday's meh shave.

 

Beautiful Aust Joe!

Took the Veritable Vincent through a similar progression as the Inko, but added the Suehiro 1k and removed the Naniwa 12k. Here it is pictured with the Naniwa 4k Hayabusa.

Had to work through an ever so slight frown.
Happy honing.
Tom

 

Thanks Tom! Your VV looks so cool!

 

Joe. Fingers crossed the shave matches the look.

 

That's nice, but this is in the wrong thread. It should be in What straight razor did you use today? This thread is What straight razor did you hone today?

 

Crap. I am sorry. Eyes played tricks on me.

 

No worries, it happens. Just copy and paste in the appropriate forum.

 

Touch up time

Top 2 only saw the Suehiro 20k : Koraat, Mike Martinez

The bottom 3 were done with a Shapton glass 8k then Suehiro 20k: PRC, Herr Razors, Art Razor Saga

All razors then visited CrOx and FeO3 strops. Shaved with the PRC today and it felt like velvet while being laser sharp. Curious to see how I did on the smiling razors.

 

Keith, may I ask your opinion on the performance of the Suehiro 20k vs. Shapton 15k? Thx.

 

This will likely be a disappointing answer but.... they are very similar. If you own one you do not the other.

The Shapton 16k seems to cut faster and leaves a slightly sharper edge. The Suehiro leaves a bit smoother edge. Both are capable of excellent edges, sharp while smooth.

The Suehiro is thicker and when I lap it definitely feels harder.

I am happy enough with the stones that I no longer have an interest in trying naturals. These are quick and deliver excellent results for me.

 

Got in a Livi to hone for a friend. It had been honed with electrical tape so I used 1 layer of Scotch 700 and set the bevel on a Shapton Glass HR 4k and followed that with a Shapton Glass HC 6k and a jnat+tomo. These are allegedly difficult to hone but everything about this one seemed normal. Test shave tomorrow, proof is in the pudding!

 

Gorgeous razor in my opinion... love the Damascus pattern and those scales look beautiful. Hope the shave matches the look.

 

Me too Tom.

 

Three razors off this progression today...
Suehiro 1k, followed by the 6k, shifting to the Naniwa 12k, which is good enough... but took them all to this tiny piece of Suehiro Gokumyo 20k.

A German Coronia 36, a Bills Best barber’s razor for William B. Hoshaw in Cheyenne, Wyoming (not sure the origin) & an unmarked but nice full hollow on the right.


Happy honing.
Tom

 

I love those scales. Do you know what wood that is?

 

@Suhrim21 Looks like Turkish burl walnut to me. I have a piece of it somewhere waiting for a project.

 

Really Mother Nature REALLY ???

Plan for the day, Wash and Wax the boat,
Mother Nature "Stay inside watch the rain peon"

Okay I'll hone and hope for a break in the rain

Hone On !!

 

I think I see 3 razors I recognize! hehehe