TM280
Well-Known Member
As I have been struggling with reproducible effects with leather for way too long, I have noticed in myself a certain intolerance for hone questions on the various forums. Bear with me, I believe I have a point...
First, I wish to say that I am in no way dismissing the rigorous efforts of all concerned in getting the most out of our rocks. Without this groundwork (in reproducible honing methods:thumbup , I would not be the satisfied shaver I am today. Enough said.
I have screwed up more leather than I can afford. All of it has been valuable learning and I do not regret any wild spin of fancy or inspiration or wrong thinking. I have certain goals and all of this gets me closer. (I assume that Chris could feel some brotherhood here... ) But there is a difference with the material I choose to obsess over and the stones we all obsess over. Unless one is quite fast and loose with chemicals, I see little possibility of ruining hones.
Should you use coticule slurry on BBW, Japanese slurry on Nortons, backhoning, sidehoning, honing by the light of the moon? These days, the only answer that comes to mind is, "Well, yes, you should". Why ask? For example, I can take a razor and do a solid Unicot on it and get the excellent result that so many have gotten before me. I don't need to do anything else. But if I get a wild hair and wonder if peppermint tea offers the perfect addition to my slurry (a better example than coffee, since we all know now how wonderful coffee is ) I dare say that I will try it out. Not ask for advise. Who could tell me the answer?
And what is the risk of trying? Dare I say the satisfaction of having been a self reliant individual?
This is a bit of rant (a word that a little history enlightens, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranter), but not meant as an attack. I catch myself all the time with unfounded hesitations as to a plan of action, and this reflects my own conversations with myself. For any that wind up reading this little addition to a little corner of the special interest internet, pull your finger out and do something. It's always nice to hear about it afterwords...
regards,
Torolf
[sub]Post subject to future deletion if I decide it was too dumb or incoherent[/sub]
First, I wish to say that I am in no way dismissing the rigorous efforts of all concerned in getting the most out of our rocks. Without this groundwork (in reproducible honing methods:thumbup , I would not be the satisfied shaver I am today. Enough said.
I have screwed up more leather than I can afford. All of it has been valuable learning and I do not regret any wild spin of fancy or inspiration or wrong thinking. I have certain goals and all of this gets me closer. (I assume that Chris could feel some brotherhood here... ) But there is a difference with the material I choose to obsess over and the stones we all obsess over. Unless one is quite fast and loose with chemicals, I see little possibility of ruining hones.
Should you use coticule slurry on BBW, Japanese slurry on Nortons, backhoning, sidehoning, honing by the light of the moon? These days, the only answer that comes to mind is, "Well, yes, you should". Why ask? For example, I can take a razor and do a solid Unicot on it and get the excellent result that so many have gotten before me. I don't need to do anything else. But if I get a wild hair and wonder if peppermint tea offers the perfect addition to my slurry (a better example than coffee, since we all know now how wonderful coffee is ) I dare say that I will try it out. Not ask for advise. Who could tell me the answer?
And what is the risk of trying? Dare I say the satisfaction of having been a self reliant individual?
This is a bit of rant (a word that a little history enlightens, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranter), but not meant as an attack. I catch myself all the time with unfounded hesitations as to a plan of action, and this reflects my own conversations with myself. For any that wind up reading this little addition to a little corner of the special interest internet, pull your finger out and do something. It's always nice to hear about it afterwords...
regards,
Torolf
[sub]Post subject to future deletion if I decide it was too dumb or incoherent[/sub]