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03-04-2011, 12:42 PM #1Junior Member
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Shave Ready....By me!!
Hi All,
Just wanted to tell everyone how proud I am that I've honed a razor from 1K, 3K, 8K, 12K, then a few laps on a lightly pasted webbed strop and a final few laps on my 3" English bridle strop and hey presto!!!! A shave ready razor!!!
Passes the HHT all the way down the blade and I've also done a few shave tests and pings the hair effortlessly!
The English Bridle strop is new from SRD and I've tried my other semi sharp razors on it and it really quickly brings them up to a more shave ready state!! So so much better than my little 2"ish Dovo strop! It might be the paste I dunno, but I'm very pleased with it anyway.
Rich
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03-04-2011, 12:50 PM #2Senior Member
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congratulations. Enjoy
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03-04-2011, 12:58 PM #3Senior Member
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Well done! Congratulations!
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03-04-2011, 02:34 PM #4Senior Member
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Awesome ! I looking forward for that to happen myself.
Good work !
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03-04-2011, 04:10 PM #5This is not my actual head.
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Congratulations! I still fondly remember my first shave with a razor that I honed for myself. Enjoy the shaves!
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03-04-2011, 04:19 PM #6At this point in time...
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Congrats !!!!
Pretty cool huh???
How did the shave feel, and I am assuming from the grit numbers you used the Naniwas?????
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03-04-2011, 04:48 PM #7Senior Member
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Nice job! How were you able to tell when your razor needed honing? Was it when a regular stropping didn't improve the shaving experience?
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03-04-2011, 06:28 PM #8Junior Member
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Well done my friend. I'm sure looking forward to more success like this. Great stuff
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03-06-2011, 02:59 PM #9Senior Member
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shaving with a self-honed blade is a great feeling!
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03-06-2011, 03:24 PM #10Junior Member
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SWEEET!!
Here's to success! Looking forward to being able to do this myself. I'm more than just a little envious but your experience certainly provides hope and inspiration!! 
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