To all aspiring razor sharpeners

[garyhaywood]

You don't have to refresh slury , just continue honing, it will be fine to do do so.

regards gary

 

[Emmanuel]

The only reason to refresh the slurry is during you set an edge on first time and you don't like to use a coarser stone. Here as said you continue the honing on a normal dilution process.
Best regards
Emmanuel

 

[fbones24]

Well, this morning I shaved. The razor was honed from bevel to finish on my La Veinette and I am very pleased with the result.

I followed the guide in this thread including the final dilution stage and then the unicot. The edge was sharp and smooth, although not quite as smooth as I would have liked. Maybe a few more laps on water will fix that up, but I tend to always dislike a freshly honed razor as opposed to one a few shaves in.

Anyway, this was the first time I did not use a Naniwa to set a bevel and I am very proud of myself. :

Thank you to the members of this forum for the feedback and all of the wonderful information available! Now, on to my next coticule adventure.

 

[Bart]

Sounds like you did very well.:thumbup:
It may need more stropping instead of more laps on water. Stropping is one of the most underestimated crafts in traditional shaving. Just a hunch of course.

Kind regards,
Bart.