Straight Razor Honing for Beginners on a Budget, Lapping Honing Stones Ep1
Channel: Adventures In Wet Shaving
Date: 16/12/2016

The Friday Special #HOTD How To Lapping Honing Stones, Straight Razor Honing for Beginners on a Budget using a Norton Flattening Stone to Lap or Flatten both the 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 1 of 4:
Great question, Tom! The King 1000/6000 combo stone looks like an oil stone, you could definitely try it if you are ok with an oil stone.
 
I would prefer using water stones as I do my Lapping with a Norton Flattening Stone in the sink with running water. But, for me I have well water and a septic system so I don't want any more oil added into the septic system then I have to.

4 Tips and Tricks for when Lapping or Flattening Honing stones:
1. Honing stones need to be soaking in water around the same temperature as the air or at room temperature water for around 5 minutes or so.
2. Lapping or Flattening Honing stones using running water with the water around the same temperature as the air.
3. Use a pencil to mark a grid or pattern on the Honing stone to check your progress as you Lap or Flatten the Honing stone.
4. Once Flat return the Honing stone to the room temperature water to soak until needed for Honing.

Note: I soak my Honing stones in room temperature water when I'm going to be Honing. However, I don't store my Honing stones in water as thats not needed.

If you have not seen 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, Honing Straight Razor click here:
https://youtu.be/cxTw2ITorew

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

How To Pick your First Straight Razor?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKHoaewWrnQ 

4 Tips and Tricks: How to Check if a Straight Razor is Shave Ready?
https://youtu.be/M1Vu7LLUemw

How I Honed a Vintage Straight Razor Setting the Bevel, Honing Through 3k-8k-12k-15k Stones, Finishing by Stropping with Chromium Oxide on Fabric and Leather to Shave Ready, for the Friday Special "Hone Of The Day":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCaJLv7GZ4I&list=PL5qfm4t9_yNF0ngzO3FCIzcXcHxUmT4or

The Five Things That Nobody Told You About How To Hone A Brand New Gold Dollars 66 to Shave Ready, Straight Razor Honing Tips And Tricks 101 Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akub1GShaEU&list=PL5qfm4t9_yNEWO4wK9JuL7ypYfG9q5Xb5

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PRODUCTS USED IN THIS VIDEO
Norton Flattening Stone for Waterstones, 3/4" x 3" x 9" in plastic case
or you could use
DMT D8C 8-Inch Dia-Sharp Continuous Diamond Coarse 
TAIDEA 3000/8000 Grit Combination Corundum Whetstone
Shapton M5 12000 Grit Ceramic Whetstone