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I currently use lapping film - bevel setter 30 12 9 3 1 micron, sometimes .3 micron to polish...$ 25 plus a flat slab of float glass ...Im looking to get a shapton pro 1.5k and 5k but also maybe some cheaper stones in place of film and only use film in the polishing stage....fixing a blade or setting the bevel can be done but imo it takes too long- after about 20 laps on it you can feel the film is not quite as resistant as when the sheet is brand new. Btw 30 micron=600 grit but actually feels like 1000 grit wet/dry sandpaper....also I suspect as you use lapping film the abrasive gets finer and finer
Great information dmb3428! ;) Yeah, Buddy you've got a nice system! Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I also like the ILR ultra fine…(12-15000) I was using a balsa diamond /lapping film for awhile…But I’ve gone to a 8000/ILR finisher combo and I’ve been really enjoying the edge.. It’s a smooth but sharp edge that is really easy to maintain.I have the 2.5 x 7 stone.It’s been great 👍
1911acolt1 that's a great combo! ;) Yeah, Buddy I like that smooth sharp edge! Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Excellent video Eric! I started wetshaving with a VDH razor, and the soap about 4 to 5 yrs ago. Obviously, I went to straights. How ironic to see a video on shaving on the cheap because I just ordered my very first custom razor yesterday. It's s Max Sprecher 10/8 straight razor with blue paua (abalone) scales and a barber's notch. It's a 65th birthday present to myself.
Wow, you start with VDH that's so cool! ;) Happy birthday Joseph and what a wonderful 65th birthday present! Yeah Buddy! When you get it send me a picture. I want to put it up on the Community Tab. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Thanks Eric! My birthday is in June, but I won't be getting that razor at least until the end of summer or fall. He states that ot could take 1 to 6 months depending on the year and backlog according to his website. Of course, I will post a picture of it on AIWS FB page.
I cheat. I have a box of Astra half blades and a Parker Shavette. I can't sharpen anything... I have tried. The laws of physics in my world won't allow it..lol. I have 3 dull Gold Dollars that I tortured for weeks. I finally broke down and bought the Gillette SkinGuard. Great razor if you struggle with razor burn or ingrown hairs. Only cartridge razor I have ever been able to use. But, I still shave with my Parker here and there as a treat and I haven't entirely given up all hope of finally being able to hone my own razor.
Alexander your Parker Shavette is an marvelous way to good and you'll always have a sharp razor! ;) I use my Parker SRB when I'm travelling and it works really well. I use a half of a Wilkinson Sword DE Blades in mine. So sorry to hear the Laws of Physics are not in your favor buddy. Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart
Naniwa Ebijirushi Super Ceramic Sharpening Stone With Base #1000 Grit SS-1000 from Japan Double Sided Diamond Whetstone Chisel/Blade Sharpening Stone, FAIDWKIT NAN017 Naniwa 220 Grit Japanese large Flattening Stone / Sharpening Stone Shapton Hard Ceramic Glass Sharpening Stone 3000 Grit 4.9 Micron 50402 Shapton Ceramic Whetstone KUROMAKU K0704 dark red #5000 Japanese Whetstone Sharpening Stone Shapton Ceramic Kuromaku #8000 by Shapton Naniwa Superstone Schleifstein Körnung #12000 NK-2291 SUEHIRO GMN200 Whetstone GOKUMYO #20000 Japanese knife Sharpner Sharpening stone Thats my collection and they work just fine a little expensive as most had to be imported but i look at it like they will last for generations if properly looked after same as the cutthroats...So a no brainer really... Awesome video as always Eric thanks for sharring your collection and look 4ward to cing your honning skill once again have a great week and stay safe....
Wow, Demogorgon you truly have an impressive list of honing stones! ;) Yeah Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great weekend my friend! :) #Heart
After taking a long break from strait razor shaving, I recently decided to start again. I am so tired of the disposable nature of everything I wanted to return to something that was more of a relaxing process. I have watched several of you videos and find them excellent. I have ordered a the stones you suggested and am looking forward to bringing my razor back up to a good edge. Thanks for your excellent videos.
Donald, you are so right we live in such a disposable society. Straight razor shaving is more relaxing with its ritual and process making it almost meditative in practice. Thanks so much for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Great #SREFS Eric. I only have 1 set of honing Stones lol. I have a DMT Dia-Sharp Coarse Diamond Plate, C-WINDY 3K/8K Synthetic Stone, Shapton M5 12K ceramic Stone & My ILR 12k-15k(standard) & it was cheaper $54.00+tax & Shipping. The Diamond plate is for flattening my Stones, I could use it to set the bevel but I use the 3K for that. Eric, Have a Great Friday & a Good Weekend! Take Care My Friend!
Jody very impressive line-up of honing stones! ;) You've got all the bases covered with your choices from flattening to finishing! Yeah Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) I hope you have a Great Friday! Have a Good Weekend, Take Care and Stay Safe, My Friend! :) #Heart
Very nice Eric. I've narrowed it down to 3 stones myself and 1 of them I don't have just yet. The Shapton Pro 1K for bevel settting, Shapton Pro 8K for maintence and the Suehiro 20K Gokumyo for finishing. The Japanese natural stone that you showed looks like a Suita (pronounced sweet uh) and it's a very good mid range/upper mid range stone. I love my Suehiro stone holders that I have.
Stephen your 3 honing stone choices are all fine stones! ;) Yeah Buddy! Glad to find out more about this Japanese Natural stone. I can tell you it's a very hard stone and it took a me a while to flatten. I'm hoping more for and upper range stone, but I'll be fine with a mid range stone as well. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Maja's will do! ;) I'm starting all over with my new setup and I haven't dialed in the sound levels yet. I'll be equalizing the sound levels better in the future. Thanks for letting me know my friend. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Anyone here can id an Escher or a franconian? I have a small sedimentary natural Stone that's probably 10-12K light color- from other photos online it looks like Escher. And the other is a dark natural maybe igneous probably 5-6K finer than a hard ark(not a black) and looks like a Franco but I dunno Thx
Great question DM! ;) Can you send me pictures and I'll put them on the Community Tab and possibly get more information for you? My email is AdventuresInWetShaving at gmail dot com. Thanks for watching! Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Jrjbud that sounds like a kicking combination of honing stones! ;) Yeah Buddy! Very nice. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good day my friend! :) #Heart
still waiting for my Shapton 8k +12k combo, they look nice with those colorful boxes. Can the 8k sharpen or create an edge if there is already a bevel, but the blade bites only slightly into the nail?
Great question Cj18! ;) Yeah, Buddy your 8k will bring back an edge as long as the bevel has been set before! Thanks for your great comment and question, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I have Suehiro, Naniwa Super, Naniwa Pro, Naniwa Chosera, Naniwa Gouken, and Masihiro and Kikuichi. Yeah Im a stone Snob. They must be from Japan. But I have one doublesided Sharppebble, though I have never used it my Razors.
Shadyeskimo, you have some fantastic honing stones! ;) Some of the best honing stones are from Japan! Yeah Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Hello Eric I ask the Swedish guru Niclas Gudmundsson about your stone. He is the best straight razor honer in Sweden in my opinion and he likes jnats very much. He think it’s an old nakayama stone but it’s difficult to say. He says. Hope you got some help. Have a great day and take care my friend. 🤘😃🤘
Matti, thanks for you help buddy and thank Niclas Gudmundsson for his help as well! ;) It means a lot! This is a beautiful hard stone. Now I just need to finish the base and find out where in the honing progression it should go. Have a great day and take care my friend! :) #Heart
Matti that's great news! ;) Yeah Buddy! You Rock 🤘😃🤘 Thanks for your help and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great weekend my friend! :) #Heart
Jill so glad you have found some stones you love and you're getting great edges from them! ;) That's what it's all about! Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Great question Krattle! ;) I use the DMT D8C Diamond plate here's a link amzn.to/34N6BF4 on Amazon. My ILR is a hard stone and it did take some time to get it flat, but it's totally worth it! Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart
Great question Agar Alpha! ;) I've used Arkansas stones all my life to sharpen knifes. It would be interesting to try a Arkansas finishing stone for sure! Yeah Buddy! :) #Heart
Vince, it will give you a lightsaber edge for sure, buddy! Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Joseph thanks so much for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Very cool Napoleon! ;) Yeah Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
TWalsh, sorry about that I still don't have all my volume level set correctly. I'll get it sorted out. Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart
Great question Toad! ;) Yes, every stone you will or are using to hone your straight razor should be flatten. The flatter the stone the more precise your edge will be and it's all about the edge on a straight razor. Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart
I'm new to honing but here is what I have: Shapton 1500, Naniwa Gouken 4k, 8k and 12k (I think its the same as the 12k SS) Dota Creek, Honey Onyx and an Ozuku Asagi Jnat.
That looks like a nakyama stone but im no expert on JNS. My set of stones would be a suehiro 6k, shapton 8k and my dota creek from Jon Coe. I would also throw in a couple of nagura tenjyou and mejiro (I use them on my dota creek to get awsome edges). I have a ILR I havent tried the nagura on that yet.
Ryan, you have an excellent set of honing stones! It's good to have an idea on my JNat, thanks for your help. Using your nagura's on your ILR might be a very interesting combination, and you're getting awesome edges using them on you Dota Creek. ;) Yeah Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Bob the ILR does produce a fine edge, sharp and comfortable! ;) Yeah Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart
Nice collection, Eric. That ILR is definitely a good finisher with the hydroplane method. I'm wondering if it's some kind of a slate. The thurreingein (I don't think I spelled that right!) are actually a form of slate.
George the ILR might be some kind of slate. Mine is very hard and took a minute to flatten, but now it's easy to keep flat. It's a nice finisher with the hydroplane method! ;) Yeah Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good weekend my friend! Keep me updated on your new TI Frame back. :) #Heart
@@billiards0518 NEVER underestimate the power of slate as a finisher! Excellent to refine a coticule edge!! I've never used it with slurry like I do the Thurri though.
Great video Eric! There are so many good stones that work very well. Right now I have a Norton 220/1000, Norton 4k/8k, Shapton 12k, King 1200, an unknown coticule, the smaller ILR, and a hard black Arkansas. My cheapest recommendation to be able to hone a razor would be to buy a diamond plate and set the bevel with the king 1200, and take it to shave ready with a slurried ILR. The slurry is what will take practice but the edges are fantastic! Keep up the fine work!
Nicholas you've got a great set of honing stones! ;) Yeah Buddy! Fantastic recommendation for a budget set of hones to complete a honing progression from bevel set to finish stone, very nice! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I have the same set of Nortons, how do u like them? Also is the hard black as killer as they say? I definitely agree with the diamond recc. I spent so much time recently doing some spine work on a gold dollar with the nort 220, the diamond woulda been so much more efficient!
Great! This was helpful. I am new, and yet to get a good smooth shave. I have tried lapping paper but it is used up before I really learn, plus it seems to attract particles. I think I will choose line up 2 and get each stone as I can afford them while attempting to finish with the higher grit lapping paper.
Fantastic Idea Pipe Club with the Suehiro 1000/3000 and the Shapton 8000 followed by the Imperia La Roccia 12000-15000 finishing stone you will be all set! Getting each stone as you can afford them is the best way to go and you can still use the lapping film to get the high grits along the way. This is a journey embrace it and enjoy the journey! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
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I currently use lapping film - bevel setter 30 12 9 3 1 micron, sometimes .3 micron to polish...$ 25 plus a flat slab of float glass ...Im looking to get a shapton pro 1.5k and 5k but also maybe some cheaper stones in place of film and only use film in the polishing stage....fixing a blade or setting the bevel can be done but imo it takes too long- after about 20 laps on it you can feel the film is not quite as resistant as when the sheet is brand new. Btw 30 micron=600 grit but actually feels like 1000 grit wet/dry sandpaper....also I suspect as you use lapping film the abrasive gets finer and finer
Great information dmb3428! ;) Yeah, Buddy you've got a nice system!
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I also like the ILR ultra fine…(12-15000)
I was using a balsa diamond /lapping film for awhile…But I’ve gone to a 8000/ILR finisher combo and I’ve been really enjoying the edge..
It’s a smooth but sharp edge that is really easy to maintain.I have the 2.5 x 7 stone.It’s been great 👍
1911acolt1 that's a great combo! ;) Yeah, Buddy I like that smooth sharp edge!
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Thanks for this great video, now my idea of stone are too brite
Bob thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Excellent video Eric! I started wetshaving with a VDH razor, and the soap about 4 to 5 yrs ago. Obviously, I went to straights. How ironic to see a video on shaving on the cheap because I just ordered my very first custom razor yesterday. It's s Max Sprecher 10/8 straight razor with blue paua (abalone) scales and a barber's notch. It's a 65th birthday present to myself.
Wow, you start with VDH that's so cool! ;) Happy birthday Joseph and what a wonderful 65th birthday present! Yeah Buddy! When you get it send me a picture. I want to put it up on the Community Tab.
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Thanks Eric! My birthday is in June, but I won't be getting that razor at least until the end of summer or fall. He states that ot could take 1 to 6 months depending on the year and backlog according to his website. Of course, I will post a picture of it on AIWS FB page.
Excellent my friend! :) #Heart
Great info
Randall thanks for your encouraging comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I cheat. I have a box of Astra half blades and a Parker Shavette. I can't sharpen anything... I have tried. The laws of physics in my world won't allow it..lol. I have 3 dull Gold Dollars that I tortured for weeks. I finally broke down and bought the Gillette SkinGuard. Great razor if you struggle with razor burn or ingrown hairs. Only cartridge razor I have ever been able to use. But, I still shave with my Parker here and there as a treat and I haven't entirely given up all hope of finally being able to hone my own razor.
Alexander your Parker Shavette is an marvelous way to good and you'll always have a sharp razor! ;) I use my Parker SRB when I'm travelling and it works really well. I use a half of a Wilkinson Sword DE Blades in mine. So sorry to hear the Laws of Physics are not in your favor buddy.
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart
Really good information! #Heart
Agar Alpha thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks foe watching! :) Take care and have a good weekend! :) #Heart
Naniwa Ebijirushi Super Ceramic Sharpening Stone With Base #1000 Grit SS-1000 from Japan
Double Sided Diamond Whetstone Chisel/Blade Sharpening Stone, FAIDWKIT
NAN017 Naniwa 220 Grit Japanese large Flattening Stone / Sharpening Stone
Shapton Hard Ceramic Glass Sharpening Stone 3000 Grit 4.9 Micron 50402
Shapton Ceramic Whetstone KUROMAKU K0704 dark red #5000
Japanese Whetstone Sharpening Stone Shapton Ceramic Kuromaku #8000 by Shapton
Naniwa Superstone Schleifstein Körnung #12000 NK-2291
SUEHIRO GMN200 Whetstone GOKUMYO #20000 Japanese knife Sharpner Sharpening stone
Thats my collection and they work just fine a little expensive as most had to be imported but i look at it like they will last for generations if properly looked after same as the cutthroats...So a no brainer really...
Awesome video as always Eric thanks for sharring your collection and look 4ward to cing your honning skill once again have a great week and stay safe....
Wow, Demogorgon you truly have an impressive list of honing stones! ;) Yeah Buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great weekend my friend! :) #Heart
After taking a long break from strait razor shaving, I recently decided to start again. I am so tired of the disposable nature of everything I wanted to return to something that was more of a relaxing process. I have watched several of you videos and find them excellent. I have ordered a the stones you suggested and am looking forward to bringing my razor back up to a good edge. Thanks for your excellent videos.
Donald, you are so right we live in such a disposable society. Straight razor shaving is more relaxing with its ritual and process making it almost meditative in practice.
Thanks so much for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Great #SREFS Eric. I only have 1 set of honing Stones lol. I have a DMT Dia-Sharp Coarse Diamond Plate, C-WINDY 3K/8K Synthetic Stone, Shapton M5 12K ceramic Stone & My ILR 12k-15k(standard) & it was cheaper $54.00+tax & Shipping. The Diamond plate is for flattening my Stones, I could use it to set the bevel but I use the 3K for that. Eric, Have a Great Friday & a Good Weekend! Take Care My Friend!
Jody very impressive line-up of honing stones! ;) You've got all the bases covered with your choices from flattening to finishing! Yeah Buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) I hope you have a Great Friday! Have a Good Weekend, Take Care and Stay Safe, My Friend! :) #Heart
Very nice Eric. I've narrowed it down to 3 stones myself and 1 of them I don't have just yet. The Shapton Pro 1K for bevel settting, Shapton Pro 8K for maintence and the Suehiro 20K Gokumyo for finishing. The Japanese natural stone that you showed looks like a Suita (pronounced sweet uh) and it's a very good mid range/upper mid range stone. I love my Suehiro stone holders that I have.
Stephen your 3 honing stone choices are all fine stones! ;) Yeah Buddy!
Glad to find out more about this Japanese Natural stone. I can tell you it's a very hard stone and it took a me a while to flatten. I'm hoping more for and upper range stone, but I'll be fine with a mid range stone as well.
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Great video, could you adjust the background music a little down. Cause if I turn it down, I can't hear what you are saying.
Maja's will do! ;) I'm starting all over with my new setup and I haven't dialed in the sound levels yet. I'll be equalizing the sound levels better in the future. Thanks for letting me know my friend.
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Anyone here can id an Escher or a franconian? I have a small sedimentary natural Stone that's probably 10-12K light color- from other photos online it looks like Escher. And the other is a dark natural maybe igneous probably 5-6K finer than a hard ark(not a black) and looks like a Franco but I dunno
Thx
Great question DM! ;) Can you send me pictures and I'll put them on the Community Tab and possibly get more information for you? My email is AdventuresInWetShaving at gmail dot com. Thanks for watching! Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Awesome video, if I could only have one set of stones it would be a 1k king whetstone a Belgium coticule, and a 12k Naniwa
Jrjbud that sounds like a kicking combination of honing stones! ;) Yeah Buddy! Very nice.
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good day my friend! :) #Heart
still waiting for my Shapton 8k +12k combo, they look nice with those colorful boxes. Can the 8k sharpen or create an edge if there is already a bevel, but the blade bites only slightly into the nail?
Great question Cj18! ;) Yeah, Buddy your 8k will bring back an edge as long as the bevel has been set before!
Thanks for your great comment and question, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I have Suehiro, Naniwa Super, Naniwa Pro, Naniwa Chosera, Naniwa Gouken, and Masihiro and Kikuichi. Yeah Im a stone Snob. They must be from Japan. But I have one doublesided Sharppebble, though I have never used it my Razors.
Shadyeskimo, you have some fantastic honing stones! ;) Some of the best honing stones are from Japan! Yeah Buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Hello Eric
I ask the Swedish guru Niclas Gudmundsson about your stone. He is the best straight razor honer in Sweden in my opinion and he likes jnats very much.
He think it’s an old nakayama stone but it’s difficult to say. He says.
Hope you got some help.
Have a great day and take care my friend.
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Matti, thanks for you help buddy and thank Niclas Gudmundsson for his help as well! ;) It means a lot! This is a beautiful hard stone. Now I just need to finish the base and find out where in the honing progression it should go.
Have a great day and take care my friend! :) #Heart
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You rock Eric.
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$28 for a 10k? Man those are some cheap stones, wonder how consistent they are….
Yeah, Mike only time will tell if they're consistent! :) #Heart
Nice video Eric.
I have forwarded the question. Hope we can solve the mystery of the stone.
Have a great weekend and take care my friend.
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Matti that's great news! ;) Yeah Buddy! You Rock 🤘😃🤘
Thanks for your help and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great weekend my friend! :) #Heart
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I have those stones. I love my Sobudani Pocket Rocket Tomo Nagura better than the ILR I have though.
Jill so glad you have found some stones you love and you're getting great edges from them! ;) That's what it's all about!
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
What do you use to flatten your ilr stone.. I recently got one that puddles up in a way where it shows its not flat
Great question Krattle! ;) I use the DMT D8C Diamond plate here's a link amzn.to/34N6BF4 on Amazon. My ILR is a hard stone and it did take some time to get it flat, but it's totally worth it!
Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart
Would you be any interest in Arkansas stone? maybe you should try one!
Great question Agar Alpha! ;) I've used Arkansas stones all my life to sharpen knifes. It would be interesting to try a Arkansas finishing stone for sure! Yeah Buddy! :) #Heart
I've heard the translucent and hard blacks give an amazing edge. I myself only have a hard/soft combo ark, for kitchen knives and it makes them pop!
11:57 this is going to give you a lightsaber edge on a razor! Whoo!
Vince, it will give you a lightsaber edge for sure, buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Thanks for such an informative video Eric!
Joseph thanks so much for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Chosera 3000 end Shapton 1500
Very cool Napoleon! ;) Yeah Buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Woah, that music needs to go
TWalsh, sorry about that I still don't have all my volume level set correctly. I'll get it sorted out.
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart
Do you have to flatten the natural finishing stone's.
Yep! Any stone you use needs to be flat.
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Great question Toad! ;) Yes, every stone you will or are using to hone your straight razor should be flatten. The flatter the stone the more precise your edge will be and it's all about the edge on a straight razor.
Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart
I'm new to honing but here is what I have: Shapton 1500, Naniwa Gouken 4k, 8k and 12k (I think its the same as the 12k SS) Dota Creek, Honey Onyx and an Ozuku Asagi Jnat.
Lee, you have some very nice honing stones my friend! Yeah Buddy! It just take some time and you'll get it all figured off. :) #heart
That looks like a nakyama stone but im no expert on JNS. My set of stones would be a suehiro 6k, shapton 8k and my dota creek from Jon Coe. I would also throw in a couple of nagura tenjyou and mejiro (I use them on my dota creek to get awsome edges). I have a ILR I havent tried the nagura on that yet.
Ryan, you have an excellent set of honing stones! It's good to have an idea on my JNat, thanks for your help. Using your nagura's on your ILR might be a very interesting combination, and you're getting awesome edges using them on you Dota Creek. ;) Yeah Buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Thanks for sharing the info. I wish I had that info before I stay my stone collection. I do like the edge on my ILR 15k.
Bob the ILR does produce a fine edge, sharp and comfortable! ;) Yeah Buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart
Nice collection, Eric. That ILR is definitely a good finisher with the hydroplane method. I'm wondering if it's some kind of a slate. The thurreingein (I don't think I spelled that right!) are actually a form of slate.
George the ILR might be some kind of slate. Mine is very hard and took a minute to flatten, but now it's easy to keep flat. It's a nice finisher with the hydroplane method! ;) Yeah Buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good weekend my friend! Keep me updated on your new TI Frame back. :) #Heart
George Campbell, I read on the ILR web Site that it's a Natural slate. I can't remember where it's mined.
Cool Jody! :) #Heart
The ILR is, in fact, natural slate.
@@billiards0518 NEVER underestimate the power of slate as a finisher! Excellent to refine a coticule edge!! I've never used it with slurry like I do the Thurri though.
Great video Eric! There are so many good stones that work very well. Right now I have a Norton 220/1000, Norton 4k/8k, Shapton 12k, King 1200, an unknown coticule, the smaller ILR, and a hard black Arkansas. My cheapest recommendation to be able to hone a razor would be to buy a diamond plate and set the bevel with the king 1200, and take it to shave ready with a slurried ILR. The slurry is what will take practice but the edges are fantastic! Keep up the fine work!
Nicholas you've got a great set of honing stones! ;) Yeah Buddy! Fantastic recommendation for a budget set of hones to complete a honing progression from bevel set to finish stone, very nice!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I have the same set of Nortons, how do u like them? Also is the hard black as killer as they say? I definitely agree with the diamond recc. I spent so much time recently doing some spine work on a gold dollar with the nort 220, the diamond woulda been so much more efficient!
Great! This was helpful. I am new, and yet to get a good smooth shave. I have tried lapping paper but it is used up before I really learn, plus it seems to attract particles. I think I will choose line up 2 and get each stone as I can afford them while attempting to finish with the higher grit lapping paper.
Fantastic Idea Pipe Club with the Suehiro 1000/3000 and the Shapton 8000 followed by the Imperia La Roccia 12000-15000 finishing stone you will be all set! Getting each stone as you can afford them is the best way to go and you can still use the lapping film to get the high grits along the way. This is a journey embrace it and enjoy the journey!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving I will have the Suehiro on Tuesday! In a few weeks I'll be able to get the Shapton. Great videos!
Great showcase of honing gear Eric!
Lee thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! ;) Take care and stay safe, have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart