Jim1
Member
Hi all,
Happy belated Thanksgiving to the American boys out there. We headed from Minnesota down to my Grandfather's house in Iowa this weekend for the holidays. I swung into an antique shop that is my kind of antique shop. Drafty, cold, dusty, messy. Items set haphazardly on any free counter space available (or on top of other items). The owner sat by the door with an oxygen tank. My kind of antique shop owner. These are the kinds of places where you find the true overlooked gems, in my experience.
So, I find myself browsing with my hands in my pockets to keep the sting of the cold air away. I noticed a longish honing stone at about eye level back behind some junk. To my surprise it has a dark blue label on one end which reads "Blue/Green" and "E. and Co." or something to that effect. A blue green Escher. Better yet, for $5.00.
Let me start by saying that I've never had any intention of owning an Escher. My two coticules have been a Godsend and I am not wanting for more rocks (at least for utility purposes). BUT...for the price of a happy meal I thought it might be worth a shot! Now, I want to see if this stone will be useful for honing razors.
I typically do a Unicot. I can get razors 99% to where I want them doing dilucot, but I just haven't been able to hit that last bit. I think I need to get my hands on one of these hair bundles you guys keep talking about for HHTs. I will continue to practice this, but in the meantime I need razors that shave!
Long story short, I get the razor really close to shaving sharp and add a layer of tape to finish it off. I'm looking for any help with how the Escher could fit into the equation to see if my edges improve using it. If they don't improve, then I'm left with a few decisions (e.g., sell, keep, give away, etc), but I will cross that bridge when I come to it. Does anyone use an Escher just for the after-tape phase? Should I try a few laps with just water on the coticule then move to the Escher? I'm just looking for help on whether (and how) anyone uses an Escher in conjunction with adding a tape layer.
Thanks in advance, hope you all had a relaxing weekend.
Happy belated Thanksgiving to the American boys out there. We headed from Minnesota down to my Grandfather's house in Iowa this weekend for the holidays. I swung into an antique shop that is my kind of antique shop. Drafty, cold, dusty, messy. Items set haphazardly on any free counter space available (or on top of other items). The owner sat by the door with an oxygen tank. My kind of antique shop owner. These are the kinds of places where you find the true overlooked gems, in my experience.
So, I find myself browsing with my hands in my pockets to keep the sting of the cold air away. I noticed a longish honing stone at about eye level back behind some junk. To my surprise it has a dark blue label on one end which reads "Blue/Green" and "E. and Co." or something to that effect. A blue green Escher. Better yet, for $5.00.
Let me start by saying that I've never had any intention of owning an Escher. My two coticules have been a Godsend and I am not wanting for more rocks (at least for utility purposes). BUT...for the price of a happy meal I thought it might be worth a shot! Now, I want to see if this stone will be useful for honing razors.
I typically do a Unicot. I can get razors 99% to where I want them doing dilucot, but I just haven't been able to hit that last bit. I think I need to get my hands on one of these hair bundles you guys keep talking about for HHTs. I will continue to practice this, but in the meantime I need razors that shave!
Long story short, I get the razor really close to shaving sharp and add a layer of tape to finish it off. I'm looking for any help with how the Escher could fit into the equation to see if my edges improve using it. If they don't improve, then I'm left with a few decisions (e.g., sell, keep, give away, etc), but I will cross that bridge when I come to it. Does anyone use an Escher just for the after-tape phase? Should I try a few laps with just water on the coticule then move to the Escher? I'm just looking for help on whether (and how) anyone uses an Escher in conjunction with adding a tape layer.
Thanks in advance, hope you all had a relaxing weekend.