Straight Razor Honing for Beginners on a Budget, Honing Straight Razor Ep3
Channel: Adventures In Wet Shaving
Date: 16/12/2016

The Friday Special #HOTD How To Honing Straight Razor, Straight Razor Honing for Beginners on a Budget using a TAIDEA 3000/8000 Grit Combination and the Shapton M5 12000 Grit Ceramic Whetstone, and for the Hone Of The Day we'll be using a Gold Dollar 208 Half Hollow Ground Carbon Steel Straight Razor.

YouTuber Tom Messig asked:
I don't really want to spend tons of money on hones, but need something to set the bevel and progress to a finishing stone. I'm thinking of just using the King 1k/6k combo and then going straight to the shapton m5 12k. so that's only like $80 for both. then getting a strop and a gold dollar. oh and also a lapping stone. Should I be able to get by with just those two (3 progressions) stones?

Answer Part 3 of 4:
Great question, Tom! Next use the 3000 side of the TAIDEA 3000/8000 Grit Combination (at about the same price as the King) to Start the Honing progression with pressure, then you could use the 3000 side again using almost no pressure, next using the 8000 side using almost no pressure, then go to the 12000 Shapton M5 12000 Grit Ceramic Whetstone to polish the blade even more with no pressure at all (just the weight of the blade).

Starting with the TAIDEA 3000/8000 Grit Combination Waterstone, on the 3000 Grit Side Only:
1. 30 Laps on Both Sides with Pressure.
2. 15 Laps on Both Sides with Pressure.
3.  7 Laps on Both Sides with Pressure.
4. 10 X-Strokes with Pressure.
Using the TAIDEA 3000/8000 Grit Combination Waterstone, on the 3000 Grit Side:
1. 20 Laps on Both Sides without Pressure, weight of the blade only.
2. 10 Laps on Both Sides without Pressure, weight of the blade only.
3.  5 Laps on Both Sides without Pressure, weight of the blade only.
4. 10 X-Strokes without Pressure, weight of the blade only.
Using the TAIDEA 3000/8000 Grit Combination Waterstone, on the 8000 Grit Side:
1. 20 Laps on Both Sides without Pressure, weight of the blade only.
2. 10 Laps on Both Sides without Pressure, weight of the blade only.
3.  5 Laps on Both Sides without Pressure, weight of the blade only.
4. 10 X-Strokes without Pressure, weight of the blade only.
Using the 12000 Grit Ceramic Waterstone:
1. 20 Laps on Both Sides without Pressure, weight of the blade only.
2. 10 Laps on Both Sides without Pressure, weight of the blade only.
3.  5 Laps on Both Sides without Pressure, weight of the blade only.
4. 10 X-Strokes without Pressure, or as many as it takes to have the blade feel like it is sticking to the stone, weight of the blade only.

5 Tips and Tricks When Honing a Straight Razor:
1. Keep razor flat with 5-10 lbs of pressure.
2. Keep elbow parallel with the top of the stone.
3. Look for even Water displacement along the complete edge.
4. Keep stones wet all the time (Don't let them go dry).
5. Glass the edge of the blade to check it.

If you missed Straight Razor Honing for Beginners on a Budget, Lapping Honing Stones click here:
https://youtu.be/aVo-bGNc3VI

If you missed Straight Razor Honing for Beginners on a Budget, Bevel Setting Gold Dollar 208 Straight Razor click here:
https://youtu.be/_UR7DH56u5U

If you have not seen Straight Razor Honing for Beginners on a Budget, Stropping Gold Dollar 208 Straight Razor click here:
https://youtu.be/HpiAl1MOQlM

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PRODUCTS USED IN THIS VIDEO
TAIDEA 3000/8000 Grit Combination Corundum Whetstone
Shapton M5 12000 Grit Ceramic Whetstone
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