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Ti honing

Hi Gary,

It's a big blade for sure. The fact that it's also very thin should make it easy to hone, but it's in a league of its own. I'm trying to figure how to approach it this time around. Tape? No tape? More passes, less passes. It's such a shame because the razor looks really killer.
 
well all i can say is if it was me i would like to get it nailed. and i no a member has oferd to check it out. i would love to check it out just to see what its all about and two minds can help, may be i would get similar results who no's. why don't you hone it with out tape (dilucot)
then use some paste
 
tried a few more times...some HHT but not great. I just realized that the bevel is pretty wide yes. Any recommendations considering the bevel?
 
Well just trie again with two layers for the bevel and three total for the next step. I did a lot less passes this time and after some light stropping it's passing the HHT test pretty well. Test shave in the morning! Oh BTW I did the unicot on my Red IMP 132 too and it's popping hair like crazy!!
 
sounds like the razor is not having any of it. have you tryed using some paste? there is no harm in using paste . ti tasoir pate is exallant on ti's and other razors .
 
Well just had a test run with the razor. It shaved me pretty well with little irritation. I still feel like it could be a bit better, but might come. Considering the width of the bevel, I think setting the bevel with two layers of tape instead of one is really beneficial.
 
I also had problem with my first Unicot. After the taped stage, the HHT was not very high and adding a layer made the difference. Afterwards I have measured the thickness of my tape (4 folds) with a caliper, and I realised that my tape was 0.1 mm and not 0.15 so the thickness difference was only 0.05mm.

Laurent
 
Thanks! I was thinking about that last night too. Mine is pretty thin as well. I will take that into account when I try honing with it tonight! Merci beaucoup Laurent!
 
hey guys,

I tried Laurent's suggestion of adding 4 layers total and it worked quite well. I think Laurent was right when he suggested that the tape I use might be thinner than the one Bart uses. THe razor is now passing the HHT test quite well. I will test shave today and report!
 
Big variation in tape thickness

Bart's is 0.15mm, mine was 0.1mm (I have to use 2 layers instead of one) and yours should be even less .
I think it is very important to measure the thickness of your tape with a caliper (it is more accurate to measure the thickness of 4 ot 8 layers and the divide by the number of layers)

glad it works for you

Laurent
 
:) Thanks for this post Bart, I'm new to the coticule game and just finished honing my new Thiers Issard (c135 carbon blade) using the dilucot method. I couldn't get it to pass the HHT until I stroped it with some paste. Got a decent shave with it, but I feel it could be better. This post is sending me back to try the Unicot with the extra tape. I have high hopes of passing the HHT without paste and using only the coticule. I've also heard Thiers Issard razors provide an exceptional shave when properly sharpened, can't wait to try it again. I'll post my results. Cheers.
 
Mr.Mr said:
I've also heard Thiers Issard razors provide an exceptional shave when properly sharpened, can't wait to try it again.
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That is my experience also. Good luck with your next attempt!

:thumbup:
Bart.
 
Bart said:
Here's my advice. Predull and reset bevel with one layer of tape. It should not take long: maybe 3 or 4 set of 20 halfstrokes on slurry. When it shaves arm hair, add a good splash of water top the slurry and make on other set of 20 halfstrokes. Top it off with 20 regular X-strokes. Rinse the hone and the razor well. Add the second layer of tape. Rub with the slurry stone up and down the hone 4 times. Make no more than 20 X-strokes, as light as you can make them without wobling. Rinse everything again. Finish with 40 X-strokes, again as light as you can make them.

Check with HHT, strop 60linen/60leather. I reaaly have yet to meet the TI that doesn't shave exceptionally well after that treatment.

Kind regards,
Bart.
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Hi Bart,

Followed your recipe here for my Thiers Issard C135 6/8 and it worked out GREAT!!! Passed the HHT without pasting. The shave was very smooth. Without doubt the Coticule gives a very different finish to the blade, which can be felt on the face. I can only say that I'm ecstatic with how this stone works. Cheers Mike.
 
My vintage Le Grelot that I just recently ran through a dilucot on shaves just fine without doing unicot. After the first test shave, there was in fact a tiny tiny bit of irritation, but 20 more passes on water fixed that just fine. Congrats on getting that TI to shave well.
 
Hey Bart,


Just noticed that in your post where you responded that my stone was a "La Dressante", you mentioned that it would react similarly to stone #58...the stone is not listed as a La Dressante though..

JF
 
jfdupuis said:
Hey Bart,


Just noticed that in your post where you responded that my stone was a "La Dressante", you mentioned that it would react similarly to stone #58...the stone is not listed as a La Dressante though..

JF
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Probably a typo or some other mistake of mine.
If you point me to the affected thread, I'll look into it.

Kind regards,
Bart.
 
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