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Hone of the day (HOTD)
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mhharsta
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This evening I honed the 41 1/4 Abr. Knyn, 1, 2, 5 and 8 K on the Naniwa’s, followed by a slurry progression on the Jnat. It took me a while to set the bevel, especially the point gave me a hard time, but after that all went smooth.
It looks good, feels good on the Scrupleworks Swedish Bridal, and I’m looking forward to the shave tomorrow morning.
Kamp
Well-Known Member
Next try, now without the 10k, so a Gold Dollar, progression
Naniwa chosera 1k, Naniwa super stone 3k, Naniwa Hayabusa 4K then coticule with a slight slurry and went untill under running water then stopped on linnen back under running water.
Shave went very Well if i compare with the progression up to 10k and then coticule only water, the 10k gave a very slightly more smooth feeling but very slight.
Think Next time i will skipp the 4k and make more slurry but this have to weight a few weeks we are going to redo the bathroom so have to camp in the kitchen for a while for shaving think it will be DE shaving for a little while.
Naniwa chosera 1k, Naniwa super stone 3k, Naniwa Hayabusa 4K then coticule with a slight slurry and went untill under running water then stopped on linnen back under running water.
Shave went very Well if i compare with the progression up to 10k and then coticule only water, the 10k gave a very slightly more smooth feeling but very slight.
Think Next time i will skipp the 4k and make more slurry but this have to weight a few weeks we are going to redo the bathroom so have to camp in the kitchen for a while for shaving think it will be DE shaving for a little while.
Tony
Well-Known Member
nice blade Maarten, I didn’t know you had a Knyn, they will give you a good shave.
mhharsta
Well-Known Member
Thank you Tony, I got the razor some weeks ago, still have some more polishing to do, but couldn’t wait for the shave and honed it. It shaves like a dream, top 3 razor. You were absolutely right, stating it’s a great razor.
Kamp
Well-Known Member
So i do not know if anyone else has this but... I just found this razor i did not know i had... go figure. It is a Ern Wals-Germany 330 6/8 razor. I had never honend it so on to my 1k was going nicely only the toe gave me trouble so had to focus on that.
1 k Naniwa chosera 1k
Japanse midrange Unknown mine (picture)
Nakayama with Mejiro Koma and tomo
Tomorrow i will do the testshave.
1 k Naniwa chosera 1k
Japanse midrange Unknown mine (picture)
Nakayama with Mejiro Koma and tomo
Tomorrow i will do the testshave.
Hellas
Blade Whisperer
So, today, in addition to a few kitchen knives for my wife, I took the Rolls blade on the stones. While disassembling the hanger I noticed that there is a notch on one side. So, I cut a chopstick to fit and once stuck it in. It sat bombproof and served as a guide for Honing and then also for stropping.
Progression: Cerax 1000 / 3000, Cretan oil stone, blue Thuringian and then still neatly on Ledertradition‘s double Strop (but laid) Latigo / Nubuk and still Afterwards on a tension-strop on deer leather. I am curious how it will shave.
Progression: Cerax 1000 / 3000, Cretan oil stone, blue Thuringian and then still neatly on Ledertradition‘s double Strop (but laid) Latigo / Nubuk and still Afterwards on a tension-strop on deer leather. I am curious how it will shave.
mhharsta
Well-Known Member
Good idea for improvising a strophelp for the Rolls. For my SE’s I have original ones, but the Rolls blades don’t fit.
Does the angle for the bevel comes out OK?
Hellas
Blade Whisperer
yes, the angle is Fine. I intentionally didn’t tape it so that the bevel still hits the leather on the original Strop (although stropping in the case is a pain in the ass, if one considers that you need approx 120 doublestrops in the case to have 15 strops on a normal strop)
Hellas
Blade Whisperer
I have only tried the 8k from @dirk once. It’s a very good stone. All Gouken I tried up to now have a very soft touch feeling lieke Slate Natural stones. However, I only own the Gouken 1000/3000/5000/12000 and regardless what some guys say. I can pretty well jump from the 5k to the 12k without needing something in between. And the 12k Gouken is the only artificial stone I could shave direkt from the stone without a finish on a natural stone (I do not use paste-strops). Hope this helps.
Hellas
Blade Whisperer
Today a touch up at my NOS Fritz Bracht Dovo 38 (The Honing in the past was good, but 60 or more Years in the Box don’t make Razors sharper) and a total honing including elimination of some major chips at a Dovo Bismarck 2. Both on Naniwa Gouken (although I starter the Dovo 38 with 5k) and both finished at Yellowgreen Thuringian after the 12 k Gouken.
Hellas
Blade Whisperer
With slurry the stone is a bit faster for refreshing the blade. However, I would do the Finisch always only wit water (and some guys do it under running water). Anyway. I don’t find the Escher/Thuringian ideal for stainless steel like the Friodur, but this is my personal preference.