I’ll have to watch part two when I get back from dropping my son off at school! I really enjoy watching other peoples honing process! I’m still trying to get used to consistently rolling a smiling blade with precision. I currently have one that I’ll be playing around with later on 👍🏼
Good show. I primarily look for smiling blade because I like how they look and cut. Plus they are fun for me to hone. Try holding your guiding hand over the part you want to touch the stone, and then practice slowly drawing the blade from the stone with the holding hand. You will start to feel how the blade is balancing on the stone and you can be more consistent with your rolling strokes. Once you have the motion down, you will notice how the bevel is engaging the stone and if you are skipping/missing spots along it. I hope that helps you. Thanks again for watching and commenting. I hope you have a good one. Cheers.
Nice Robert, we all have to find our process. I love that you made a point to say that we also must adjust to the stone. IMO, time spent learned stone is way more important than trying to push a square peg, in a round hole. Well done buddy, going catch your next one.
Thank you Robert. Honing is a labor of love. Once you figure out the tricks, you tend to do them automatically. I only hope by expressing how I do it will help others. I hope you are well. Thank you for watching and commenting. Take care.
Fantastic collection of stones! I still gotta try the Zulu out. The Coti that has the line on it looks similar to one I own that is a fantastic finisher with oil. If you haven’t tried oil honing with your Coti I’d give it a shot. I’ve had some amazing results from it. I like using baby oil or smith’s. It’s a different edge than soapy water.
Nice. Does yours have a crisp feel to it? I use oil as well. I have been using Camellia oil. It has a nice consistency and not much smell. The previous honing on that razor I finished on oil, so I wanted to see how it would be with just the soap. It turned out well on this one. It went well with the steel feel. Thanks again for watching and I hope you have a pleasant evening.
I forgot to mention the Zulu Grey, the one I have is interesting. The best I can describe it as is "matte", how the cutting feels and post shave. It is keen and comfortable edge. But your skin feels like a dull finish. Not at all unpleasant, but different from other stones I have used so far.
Nice honing video. Nice collection of stones. I always learn something new watching others honing videos. Going to part 2.
Thank you for watching and leaving a comment.
I am glad if you learned something, it is the same for me.
Cheers
I’ll have to watch part two when I get back from dropping my son off at school! I really enjoy watching other peoples honing process! I’m still trying to get used to consistently rolling a smiling blade with precision. I currently have one that I’ll be playing around with later on 👍🏼
Good show.
I primarily look for smiling blade because I like how they look and cut. Plus they are fun for me to hone.
Try holding your guiding hand over the part you want to touch the stone, and then practice slowly drawing the blade from the stone with the holding hand. You will start to feel how the blade is balancing on the stone and you can be more consistent with your rolling strokes. Once you have the motion down, you will notice how the bevel is engaging the stone and if you are skipping/missing spots along it.
I hope that helps you.
Thanks again for watching and commenting. I hope you have a good one.
Cheers.
@ thanks for the tip brother!! I will put it to practice on my next honing session with a smiling blade!!
Nice Robert, we all have to find our process. I love that you made a point to say that we also must adjust to the stone. IMO, time spent learned stone is way more important than trying to push a square peg, in a round hole. Well done buddy, going catch your next one.
Thank you very much.
Hi Robert thanks for the video!
Honing is a complex work!
Thank you Robert.
Honing is a labor of love. Once you figure out the tricks, you tend to do them automatically. I only hope by expressing how I do it will help others.
I hope you are well.
Thank you for watching and commenting.
Take care.
Fantastic collection of stones! I still gotta try the Zulu out. The Coti that has the line on it looks similar to one I own that is a fantastic finisher with oil. If you haven’t tried oil honing with your Coti I’d give it a shot. I’ve had some amazing results from it. I like using baby oil or smith’s. It’s a different edge than soapy water.
Nice. Does yours have a crisp feel to it?
I use oil as well. I have been using Camellia oil. It has a nice consistency and not much smell. The previous honing on that razor I finished on oil, so I wanted to see how it would be with just the soap. It turned out well on this one. It went well with the steel feel.
Thanks again for watching and I hope you have a pleasant evening.
I forgot to mention the Zulu Grey, the one I have is interesting. The best I can describe it as is "matte", how the cutting feels and post shave. It is keen and comfortable edge. But your skin feels like a dull finish. Not at all unpleasant, but different from other stones I have used so far.
@ No, the feel of the Coti is keen smooth for me or at least that the only way for me to explain the feeling. It’s funny how it’s all so subjective.
@@Johnny-Five true true.
@@Johnny-Five For sure. Which stone do you think is your best finisher for your coties?
Going to part 2 now
Thank you Sean.
@ keep em coming 🤘🏻