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Your video is fine. I have a Wostenholm Sheffield razor with the Norton 4000/8000 stones and a 12000 Shapton stone with a suede leather strop, lightly pasted with CrOx. I have followed various how to videos, but cannot get this razor to shave comfortably, no matter what. I have arrived at a degree of sharpness, but apparently not where it should be, judging by shaving videos. I have no comment to make on your correction of your blade, except that I wonder why anyone who owns a straight razor would go to so much trouble, since my experience with straight razors and the videos of other guys shaving, reveals that most of us who use straights, shave mostly with the last inch or so of the toe and most often less than a half inch.
Barry, have you ever taken your Wostenholm Sheffield razor all the way back to set the bevel? Setting the bevel is the most important part of honing, everything comes from a properly set bevel. I understand what your talking about when you say most other guys only use 1/2" to 1" on the toe. But what if you could use the complete blade edge and use whatever part of the blade works the best for different parts of your face. Wouldn't that be amazing? Please let me know how you get along and if you have any other questions. Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Hi again Eric: In response to your suggestion that I might need to set a bevel. Well, I don't know any way to do that except to use the Sharpie pen trick and if your stone licks it up equally on both sides, then my bevel must be OK. This is where I am now, but I still cannot shave so that my face resembles a baby's bottom. I can think of only one other possibility and that is that I am using too much or too little pressure on the stones. I have also tried strokes with the cutting edge leading and with the spine leading - no difference. Any suggestions ?
Barry have you tried running the edge over a wet thumb nail with by the weight of the blade only? If the edge fells like it's trying to dig in the full length of the blade your bevel is set. If the edge slides smoothly over your wet thumb nail then the bevel isn't set. Check out this video ua-cam.com/video/91NVTHNFdWw/v-deo.html in it I'm setting the bevel on an old Wade & Butcher. Please let me know how you get along and if you have any other questions my friend. ;) #Heart
Thank you for that demonstration. I have 2 new inexpensive razors and I started working on one but now realize I was doing it totally wrong. I should have watched some videos first. Doing a straight razor is different than I thought. I ordered a few more stones to work these blades with. Thank you for the life lesson.
Old Frugal One Hyper-Drive Movement you're doing the right thing learning with inexpensive razor! Keep going you'll get there in the end buddy! Please let me know how you get a long. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day and take care my friend! :) #Heart
Art you really get it don't you! :) Right on brother! If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. The way I run my entire life is by doing what it looks like I should be doing until I get it right... but it can always be better! Thanks for getting me and thanks for watching my friend! :) #Heart
Hello Eric ! Well today I finally was brave enough to attempt whining a old razor I bought. It too a couple hours to get it set and sharp but oh my lol. Ended with 10k fire hose then the ol strop. It's ready I believe, its cutting standing hair the whole length of the blade. Thanks a lot for the great video
Congrats Chris that sounds fantastic! :) Yeah Buddy! Please let me know how the shave turns out. Thanks for your great comment and for your encouragement, and thanks for watching! ;) Have a good day my friend! :) #Heart
Thank you so much for the information and going to all the trouble to include the links. The stones you listed and linked are exactly the budget I have. I really appreciate it!
I just had a go at honing today I have a 1000-8000 grit 2 sided whetstone so I used the 8k side and overall for an amateur I'm not doing too badly but still lots of room for def improvement
Congrats Gollammeister! ;) Yeah, Buddy keep trying you will improve! Thanks for your great comment and encouraging results, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I have discovered a much less painful way of honing badly warped razors... convex whetstones! Its awesome you should try it! This is the same thing that happens to me when I try this, one side needs way more work than the other, you end up with a very un even razor, angles are waaay different on both sides due to spine wear... western straights are such a pain! Kamisoris don't seem to have this problem very often.
Yes, I saw The Superior Shave's video on the convex stone looks very interesting. As for the hone wear I do try to work on both sides about the same amount. So I never have had any uneven angles by the time I set the bevel on a straight razor. Thanks for watching and the great comment! 😀
Hey, let me encourage you to film a video and show how it's done. The more information that's out there the better, and start sharing your videos on what ever social media your on. Go for it! 😉
I needed this info, thanks kindly! I am afraid one or two of my razors were getting an uneven width of and along their honed edges. Does your copper jewelry help with joint inflammation?
Awe Bart the copper does help a lot for joint inflammation, IMO! ;) Please let me know if you have any questions and let me know how you get a long with straightening for razors. Thanks for your encouraging comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day! :) #Heart
Hi My cut throat is dead straight with no wobble, why does only one side of my razor remove hair, but when I flip the cut throat over it won`t cut at all, Also the side that cut does that mean the bevel that rests on the skin is angles correctly to cut or is the bevel not on the skin doing the cutting,
Great questions Piece Toyou! ;) More than likely you are handling your straight razor at different shaving angles from one side to the other. Lay your razor flat and raise up the spine a spine width on both sides and you should be able to shave on both sides of your razor. Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Hi,I think you miss understood the question, When sharpening the edge only one side has ended up sharp, the geometry is not correct, I need to correct it, the angles equally, What is the best way to get them back equal
Great question Piece Toyou! ;) Could you send me a picture? I'd like to see what you are talking about. Email me picture(s) to AdventuresInWetShaving (at) gmail (dot) com #Heart
Great question Richard! ;) This is a DMT D8C 8-Inch Dia-Sharp Continuous Diamond Coarse found on Amazon here at amzn.to/2Y5sETz . But all it is, is a 325 grit stone so you could use anything your have that is about the same grit rating. Thanks for you great question and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good day my friend! :) #Heart
Tap and wobble. Tap and wobble. Good test. Picked it up from you and Dr. Matt. Havent totally perfected the process in regrinding the bevel and spine at 220 grit but Im in the right direction. Have already corrected 3 blades. Hmm. I need to incorporate taping the bevel to even the spine out. What kind of metal plate is that? Is that DMT?
Great question Bobby! This is a DMT D8C Coarse Diamond plate here's a link www.amazon.com/DMT-D8C-Dia-Sharp-Continuous-Diamond/dp/B0001WP1L0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=27WOOIXFTVJYO&keywords=dmt+8c&qid=1683847622&sprefix=dmt+8c%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-1 check it out. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Great question Andrew! ;) This is a DMT D8C which will have a 325 grit rating when new. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good week and take care, my friend! #Heart
Great idea Piece Toyou! ;) Yes, that could work if you were very careful to not over heat the blade and lose its temper. Some blades have a twisted which heating it up could possibly help. Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I understood what you were doing, but more explanation of what and why it's necessary would be more helpful, especially for those who don't get it. Also, a mention of which plate you're using would be helpful.
Bradley thanks so much for taking the time to comment and try to help me! ;) I'm always trying to improve and make all things straight razor related more accessible for everyone. Hopefully some of my more resent honing videos are done better. The plate I'm using is a DMT D8C 8" Continuous Diamond Coarse plate it's fantastic for strengthening razors and flattening honing stones. Any help or suggestions you can give me would be appropriated. Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good week! :) #Heart
Adventures In Wet Shaving: I have a DMT Coarse and think it can be very useful, but you might want to caution users that the diamonds can become dislodged if too much pressure is applied. I did this with a cleaver when I was new to sharpening and impatient. Best of luck with your channel. Thanks for being open to suggestions.
Bradley thanks for your great suggestion! ;) In future videos I will inform viewers that the diamonds can become dislodged if too much pressure is applied when using their DMT. #Heart
Great question Scott! ;) This is a DMT D8C 8" Coarse Diamond plate (325 grit) here is a link amzn.to/2GecdzX to the one I'm using. Thank for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Eric i have a couple old Sheffield razors and I have issues getting the bevel set near the shoulder. To me, it doesn't look like there is a stabilizer getting in the way. It seems like there is more wear behind where the stabilizer should be (the area between the shoulder and the scales).Any suggestions? It could be my honing technique?
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Great call Douglas! ;) It is a metal DMT 8 in. Duosharp Cont Diamond D8C here is a link amzn.to/3hR2uxn to the plate I'm using! Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Nejc Rutar you are absolutely right. That's why I will try to keep both sides as even as possible and so far it has worked well. Thanks for the great question and for watching! 👍🙂👍
Great question The Shave Channel! ;) I'm using a DMT D8C Coarse Diamond plate here's a link amzn.to/2SktiLV check it out. Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Great question John! ;) You're right, this is to straighten out the spine so as to correct the blade geometry and get a better more even edge on the straight razor. Thanks for your great comment and question, and thanks for watching! ;) Have a good weekend and take care, my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving You too and appreciate the series! Do you normally recommend applying electrical tape to the spine prior to honing? I have had no luck setting the bevel using a Naniwa 1000, have a DMT coarse stone (used to plane Norton 4k/8k) and your series is the first to recommend a DMT coarse:)-John in Texas
Gary that's a great question! :) I'm using a DMT D8C Diamond Plate you can find this plate on Amazon for approx $55 USD and on eBay for approx $50 USD with free shipping. Hopefully this is helpful, please let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks for the great question and thanks for watching! :) #Heart
Thanks for the video Eric. A few question. What grit stone were you using? Also, I notice most of your razors are new. Do you buy vintage razors? If you do, I assume you work on them to bring them back to shave ready. I think some videos on how to buy ebay razors (since you really can't get a great idea of their condition by pictures) would be nice to see. I'm referring to restorable ones that are in rough shape, but still restorable. For instance getting nicks out of the edges that may be a larger than what a normal honing can take care of.
The DMT D8C 8-Inch Dia-Sharp Continuous Diamond Coarse www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001WP1L0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=adven42-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0001WP1L0&linkId=4a88c8948fc9c1528d1356583511d6fe I'm using in this video according to dmtsharp.com is 325 grit. I do buy vintage straight razor as well and I have a playlist on honing a vintage straight razor check here ua-cam.com/video/lCaJLv7GZ4I/v-deo.html. Let me see what I can put together for a video or possibly a video series on buying vintage straight razors. Thanks for watch and the great ideas and comments! :)
Pastor Peewee you can find these DMT D8C 8-Inch Dia-Sharp Continuous Diamond Coarse plates on Amazon at amzn.to/2RTLFED. ;) Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good day! :) #Heart
Great question Rei! ;) You should do more on the uneven side to get it worn from the heel to the toe on the spine evenly and then stop. But don't over do one side or the bevel on the edge will be different widths on each side. The bevel should be about the same width on both side for your razor to shave well. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for your great question and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good week and take care, my friend! :) #Heart
What is a good but budget hone setup from 1st stone through finishing stone including slurry? Also, does saying an edge is buttery mean it's smooth or does it mean something more? Thank you in Advance!
To flatten your stone I would use either a Norton Flattening Stone www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00067ZSJ0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=adven42-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00067ZSJ0&linkId=bf138d6648b70f41dae99b0eeedd5492 or you could use DMT D8C www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001WP1L0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=adven42-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0001WP1L0&linkId=4a88c8948fc9c1528d1356583511d6fe. The Diamond plate can double to create a slurry as well. Then for a Bevel setter I would use the Suehiro 1000/3000 Grit Combination Waterstone www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OZ6XMU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=adven42-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000OZ6XMU&linkId=296dd20ecfa63822216f4481e99a8501. Then to go through the honing progression I would use the TAIDEA 8000 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EX5K9CC/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=adven42-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00EX5K9CC&linkId=6c7ac37613470d2df4ed975af8d5a0ad and for a finishing stone I would use the Shapton M5 12000 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LW76XY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=adven42-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B002LW76XY&linkId=7a10664be613125ce2d1bc313a456b77. When someone calls an edge "buttery" normally to me it means that it's extra sharp (cuts like butter) and very smooth (cuts easy) at the same time. Hopefully that's helpful, please let me know how you get along. Thanks for watching! :)
So glad you enjoyed it! ;) Yeah Buddy! Thanks for your encouraging comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Eurydike that's a great question! :) At this stage I apply pressure in both directions for me this is the most aggressive honing stroke I use. Hopefully you found that helpful, please let me know if you have any other questions. :) Thanks for the great question and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day! :) #Heart
Erwest thanks so much for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good day my friend! :) #Heart
James so happy you find this helpfully! ;) How long have you been honing? Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend and take care my friend! :) #Heart
I've sharpened knives since I was a young teen, razors I've only worked on twice, so your vids are awesome because I'm learning stuff I didn't know about. You got great info and good vids, thanks so much
@@jamesguyton4223 that's very cool, you've worked on a couple straight razors! ;) I'm so happy you're enjoying these videos and are finding them helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions and let me know how you get along with your honing my friend. :) #Heart
Will do... You got a Facebook? There are questions but I've not come upon them. My set up is extremely basic, I'm waiting for a friend to receive his lots of coticul
i have an old wade and butcher huge blade. has a big smile. when i hone it always seems like the edge is uneven. some parts are shave ready when others are not. I use a rolling stroke but nothing has changed.
Nicholas sorry to hear about your Wade and Butcher... If you would like you could send it to me and I'll look at what can be done to help. Email me at AdventuresInWetShaving@gmail.com Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching! :) #Heart
Great questions Vasco! ;) An X-Stroke is where you start with the heel of your blade sliding it at a diagonal across the stone to the toe of the blade with the edge leading... mainly use with skinnier stones and on smiling blades. Half Strokes are where you slide the blade toward the edge and then reverse it and slide the blade back to the spine... these are the most aggressive strokes because your honing in both directions with each stroke. The meaning of a lap while honing for me is a complete stroke either one stroke with the edge leading in the case of a X-Stroke or two strokes with a Half Stroke. I hope that's helpful, please let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for your great questions and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good day my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Thank you ! Finally the explanation of the difference between those two honing methods (X Stroke e half Stroke) and that was not well explained in the UNICOT website. I think the length of the stones (in this case of the coticules) is important in order to define the number of passages. 1 lap in a 15cm stone equivalent of two laps in a 7,5 cm stone. Right ?
Great question Richard! ;) Most of these stones can be found on Amazon and the Imperia La Roccia can be found on eBay. Please let me know if you have any other question and let me know how you get along. Thanks for your great question and for your encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good weekend! :) #Heart
Lighturol3 is been my experience that you shouldn't need to do the chrome oxide after correcting the geometry of the razor ;) Thanks for your great comment and thank for watching! :) Have a good day! :) #Heart
Great video! You ought to try a Dmt XXC. Man they are fast! I've heard Atoma plates are more durable. The Dmt's wear out fast. * Edit * Lol I forgot to ask a question. I know on your latest video you use Kapton tape. Is it more durable than the electrical tape? I my experience the electrical tape wears fast, and leaves the diamond stone kinda gummy. Just wanted to get your feedback.
Great question Michael! ;) The Kapton tape is thinner then electrical tape and does seem to me to be much tougher and doesn't gum up the diamond plate. I can imagine how fast the Dmt XXC most be... Wow! I've not tried the Atoma diamond plate have you? If so what is your experience with it? Which one or ones do you use? Thanks for your great question and comment, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good day! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving The Dmt XXC is amazing. I don't know the longevity of them though. I've read that they are nor what they used to be. I havent had mine very long. Thanks buddy for answering my question.
This is how I correct the geometry of the straight razor's blade before I set the bevel. In that way everything goes much smoother when I go through the honing process. Hopefully that's helpful, please let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks for watching! 👍🙂👍
Great question James! ;) It's even pressure on the high side until I've got even wear from the heel to the toe on the spine. Then you'll have a more even bevel on the edge. Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Have a good week and take care, my friend! :) #Heart
After trying for 4 years, with a well known online honer (Sham), I gave up for about 10 years. Could not find anybody locally to teach me, and I have taught myself A LOT of skills (I perform hospital mnt. ). Bought three disposable blade razors (including two nice Japanese knock offs with Japanese blades), along with a Gillette Fatboy and happily shaved for a long time. After looking at some of your videos and some of Ryky’s (a Japanese knife sharpener), I saw the light and discovered how to use my already bought Japanese Chosera on my 12K Naniwa! There was no need to set the bevel-just passing on the 12K followed by stropping, as your video showed. What sux is that I have around 18 QUALITY vintage razors that Sham honed and have been covered in Camelia oil for years, as I am leary of taking them to any stone with my skillsets. I have a Naniwa 1K, a Norton 4k/8K, a Naniwa 12K, a stone holder, a chosera, a Nagura, spray bottle, DMT coarse , 3 barbers hones, several loupes and even a calibration blade and microscope! Am wondering if my Barber hones just need a Nagura passed over them-any suggestions? Learning to straight razor shave was easy by comparison!-John in Texas
Great question John! ;) Sure, give your Nagura a go on your Barbers Hones and you could even try your Coarse DMT to make a slurry on one to test out as well. Keep experimenting and let me know how you get along. It sounds like you've got a lot of great equipment with those stones and 18 Quality Vintage Razor! ;) Yeah Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good week and take care, my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Still no luck. I can properly dress my 4K/8K stone, but no luck yet honing or stropping a dull straight razor back to a smooth shaver:(-John in Texas
Great video, BUT... You should have mentioned the stone you used (or at least the grit size). I caught the gist of what you were doing, but an inventory of your tools would have been immensely better. I also could have used a bit more explanation as to the "why". I understood it after watching, however, an instructional video needs more... "instruction".
Robert, that is a DMT D8C Diamond Plate that I'm using in this video (approximately 325 grit) my bad. So your saying; I need to work on my delivery and explanation of the purpose (the why for the process), including the different tools that I'm using in the video. More of a structured step by step instructional video, leading the viewer through the process.👍Thanks for your help and encouragement, and thanks for taking the time to share your ideas to help me make better videos, Robert!👍 👍I'm going to use your suggestion in up coming Straight Razor Edge Friday Special videos coming soon. I've got approximately 3 or 4 straight razor honing video series that will be ready make for this type of approach. I'm open to and willing to incorporate any ideas that will help make better video and helps me teach the technique more clearly. 👍It means a lot to me that you took the time to write this great comment. Thanks again for the great suggestions and for the encouragement, and thanks for watching Robert! 👍🙂👍 💗 #Heart is the Adventure into the Unknown and Becoming a Better Version of Yourself! Thanks 💗
@@AdventuresInWetShaving This is wild! I bought my DMT course Diamond Plate just to dress my Norton 4k/8k stone-did not know that you could use it to set the bevel! Then again, I gave up trying to set the bevel using a Naniwa 1K, and various other stones, over a one year period several years ago. Learning how to properly hone, IMHO, is very difficult to learn solo. I learned how to shave with a disposable blade straight razor in about a year and sharpen my own edged knives (kitchen, machetes and folding). I perform hospital mnt. for a living and razor honing is not easy to learn, IMHO. If you don't set the bevel, any other work is just a waste of elbow grease-My .02-John in Texas
Eh Joe thanks for stopping by... I've been watching Brian G from the beginning always great stuff! :) It really has helped a lot! Thanks for the great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving good evening! I love you videos! Ive watched alot. Im having trouble honing a gold edge dubl duck and i searched you videos to find a geometry correction video. It is my favorite razor and i spent 40 mins on my 1k trying to set the bevel. I believe that there is a geometry issue. I dont feel comfortable in my ability to say for sure if it is. I also dont feel comfortable in .y ability to correct it if it is a geometry issue. Im more afraid of messing up my favorite razor than fixing it lol. I was reaching out to see if you could help me correct it? Or help me distinguish what exactly is going on.. Thank you sir
Thanks so much for subscribing Pastor Peewee! :) The sharpening stone I'm using in this video is a DMT D8C Diamond Plate. I also use it to flatten my other sharpening stones. Thanks for the great comment and thanks for watching! :) #Heart
Hey, drmatt357 I have only been into straight razor shaving for a little over a year. But right from the beginning I started honing my own straight razor and I could never get the rolling stroke to work. At that point I started correcting the spine of the razor at first without using tape to cover the edge and found that that lead to more hone wear then I wanted so I started putting tape on the edge which helped a lot. As you know most people consider hone wear on their straight razors to be a bad thing. If you look at almost all of my razors they have a good bite of hone were. That's because I fell it's better to correct the geometry then to try to work around it. Then when I was your video I felt that if you were ok showing this technic to the world. Then I would show what I have been doing as well. I don't blended the spine and edge together on the diamond plate as you do. I would do that on a bevel setting stone when I set the bevel. I'm sorry if I offended you by making the video, it wasn't my intention. And that back bevel trick is brilliant! I have a straight razor that I could use that on. Please let me know if I can video that or not. Again sorry if I offended you, I really respect all you do.
I'm using Dr Matt's excellent Technic he himself showed all of us. This Technic works so well everyone needs to know how he does it. He is amazing and has fantastic ideas!
What if there was no box? ie - you could have bought it at a swap meet or garage sale or ebay and just want to take a whack at restoring it. This is very useful.
New to old skool shaving, got a razor with exactly the same problem, can't afford the DMT plate will a 400 grit whetstone do the same job. Great video, very informative, thank you.
Great question Jason! ;) Yes, you can use your 400 grit whetstone instead of a coarse DMT. It will work fine! Please let me know how you get along. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Yes you can👊! Nathan I have done this many time! Thanks for the great question, and thanks for watching! Please let me know if you have any other questions. 👍🙂👍
Obviously something is wrong with razor. You cannot shave with a uneven or a not straight edge. That razor should be returned to the manufacturer for a replacement or money back.
Filmtajm35 this straight razor was only $7.88 USD with free shipping, and it turned out to be a great way to learn how to hone this kind of straight razor... and it's now a great shaving straight razor. Definitely if this was an expensive straight razor I would have sent it back for a replacement or I would have gotten my money back. Thanks for the great comment and concern, and thanks for watching! :) #Heart
I found mine on eBay. However, it was from China and the last one I ordered at the end of last year never came my friend. So maybe not the best choice for now at least ;) #Heart
Yes, I do enjoy my copper David, thanks for noticing! ;) Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Great question Andrei! ;) No I'm not on the toilet (it's to the your right of where I working). I pulled in a rolling computer chair to help get me in camera while I'm honing. I believe it makes it better. Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day! :) #Heart
John you'll be happy to know this DMT D8C Diamond plate is made in the USA! ;) Yeah Buddy! I'm with you and we're in this together. Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving no way ha nice, USA!, USA!, USA! But I was refering to the razor? Is this American made or at least German made? I suspect since you had to do that much work to the razor. That it may be made China or Pakastan. Thanks you for your time brotha, remember we are stronger than a virus ;) I'm curious though would you get tested, for Corona virus? I haven't gone anywhere really and just thinking well what if they have a false positive. And want to quarentine me.
Great questions John! ;) Spot on the razor is Chinese made. I would get tested for the Covid-19 virus for sure. When I go to work they take my temperature before I can start working. Take care brother! :) #Heart
I really do not understand why some one is going through this procces with a straight razor which is made from third rate steel/iron? I admire the effort though.
Peter, this is a learning exercise and the best thing to use is a real cheap straight razor so if you mess it up it's still okay. I have done this with more expensive straight razors since and it works well. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day and take care, my friend! :) #Heart
Pyrius HC not all straight razor are created equal... some are BENT... LOL :) Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend! :) #Heart
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Your video is fine. I have a Wostenholm Sheffield razor with the Norton 4000/8000 stones and a 12000 Shapton stone with a suede leather strop, lightly pasted with CrOx. I have followed various how to videos, but cannot get this razor to shave comfortably, no matter what. I have arrived at a degree of sharpness, but apparently not where it should be, judging by shaving videos.
I have no comment to make on your correction of your blade, except that I wonder why anyone who owns a straight razor would go to so much trouble, since my experience with straight razors and the videos of other guys shaving, reveals that most of us who use straights, shave mostly with the last inch or so of the toe and most often less than a half inch.
Barry, have you ever taken your Wostenholm Sheffield razor all the way back to set the bevel? Setting the bevel is the most important part of honing, everything comes from a properly set bevel.
I understand what your talking about when you say most other guys only use 1/2" to 1" on the toe. But what if you could use the complete blade edge and use whatever part of the blade works the best for different parts of your face. Wouldn't that be amazing? Please let me know how you get along and if you have any other questions.
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Hi again Eric: In response to your suggestion that I might need to set a bevel. Well, I don't know any way to do that except to use the Sharpie pen trick and if your stone licks it up equally on both sides, then my bevel must be OK. This is where I am now, but I still cannot shave so that my face resembles a baby's bottom. I can think of only one other possibility and that is that I am using too much or too little pressure on the stones. I have also tried strokes with the cutting edge leading and with the spine leading - no difference. Any suggestions ?
Barry have you tried running the edge over a wet thumb nail with by the weight of the blade only? If the edge fells like it's trying to dig in the full length of the blade your bevel is set. If the edge slides smoothly over your wet thumb nail then the bevel isn't set. Check out this video ua-cam.com/video/91NVTHNFdWw/v-deo.html in it I'm setting the bevel on an old Wade & Butcher. Please let me know how you get along and if you have any other questions my friend. ;) #Heart
Thank you for that demonstration. I have 2 new inexpensive razors and I started working on one but now realize I was doing it totally wrong. I should have watched some videos first. Doing a straight razor is different than I thought.
I ordered a few more stones to work these blades with. Thank you for the life lesson.
Old Frugal One Hyper-Drive Movement you're doing the right thing learning with inexpensive razor! Keep going you'll get there in the end buddy! Please let me know how you get a long.
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day and take care my friend! :) #Heart
I'm a handyman and put my HEART into everything I do. If something is worth doing, it's worth doing right. I HEART your attention to detail.
Art you really get it don't you! :) Right on brother! If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. The way I run my entire life is by doing what it looks like I should be doing until I get it right... but it can always be better! Thanks for getting me and thanks for watching my friend! :) #Heart
Hello Eric ! Well today I finally was brave enough to attempt whining a old razor I bought. It too a couple hours to get it set and sharp but oh my lol. Ended with 10k fire hose then the ol strop. It's ready I believe, its cutting standing hair the whole length of the blade. Thanks a lot for the great video
Congrats Chris that sounds fantastic! :) Yeah Buddy! Please let me know how the shave turns out. Thanks for your great comment and for your encouragement, and thanks for watching! ;) Have a good day my friend! :) #Heart
Thank you so much for the information and going to all the trouble to include the links. The stones you listed and linked are exactly the budget I have. I really appreciate it!
Anytime, please let me know how you get along with this new hubby! :)
I just had a go at honing today I have a 1000-8000 grit 2 sided whetstone so I used the 8k side and overall for an amateur I'm not doing too badly but still lots of room for def improvement
Congrats Gollammeister! ;) Yeah, Buddy keep trying you will improve!
Thanks for your great comment and encouraging results, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
That's exactly right, great instructional video..
Gentlemen's Edge thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! ;) Take care and have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart
I’m curious about the copper rings and bracelets you wear?
I have discovered a much less painful way of honing badly warped razors... convex whetstones! Its awesome you should try it!
This is the same thing that happens to me when I try this, one side needs way more work than the other, you end up with a very un even razor, angles are waaay different on both sides due to spine wear... western straights are such a pain! Kamisoris don't seem to have this problem very often.
Yes, I saw The Superior Shave's video on the convex stone looks very interesting. As for the hone wear I do try to work on both sides about the same amount. So I never have had any uneven angles by the time I set the bevel on a straight razor. Thanks for watching and the great comment! 😀
that superior shave video was from a forum post I created! I have a set of naniwas and a natural fully convexed... it is awesome.
Wow, very cool! Are you going to do a video?
No one watches my videos so I have not been too excited about making one. I probably should though. I still need a better finisher convexed.
Hey, let me encourage you to film a video and show how it's done. The more information that's out there the better, and start sharing your videos on what ever social media your on. Go for it! 😉
I needed this info, thanks kindly! I am afraid one or two of my razors were getting an uneven width of and along their honed edges.
Does your copper jewelry help with joint inflammation?
Awe Bart the copper does help a lot for joint inflammation, IMO! ;) Please let me know if you have any questions and let me know how you get a long with straightening for razors. Thanks for your encouraging comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day! :) #Heart
Hi
My cut throat is dead straight with no wobble,
why does only one side of my razor remove hair, but when I flip the cut throat over it won`t cut at all,
Also the side that cut does that mean the bevel that rests on the skin is angles correctly to cut or is the bevel not on the skin doing the cutting,
Great questions Piece Toyou! ;) More than likely you are handling your straight razor at different shaving angles from one side to the other. Lay your razor flat and raise up the spine a spine width on both sides and you should be able to shave on both sides of your razor.
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Hi,I think you miss understood the question,
When sharpening the edge only one side has ended up sharp, the geometry is not correct, I need to correct it, the angles equally, What is the best way to get them back equal
Great question Piece Toyou! ;) Could you send me a picture? I'd like to see what you are talking about. Email me picture(s) to AdventuresInWetShaving (at) gmail (dot) com #Heart
Hi is there another stone I can use if I don't have a metal stone not sure of the name of that stone
Great question Richard! ;) This is a DMT D8C 8-Inch Dia-Sharp Continuous Diamond Coarse found on Amazon here at amzn.to/2Y5sETz . But all it is, is a 325 grit stone so you could use anything your have that is about the same grit rating.
Thanks for you great question and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good day my friend! :) #Heart
Tap and wobble. Tap and wobble. Good test. Picked it up from you and Dr. Matt. Havent totally perfected the process in regrinding the bevel and spine at 220 grit but Im in the right direction. Have already corrected 3 blades. Hmm. I need to incorporate taping the bevel to even the spine out. What kind of metal plate is that? Is that DMT?
Great question Bobby! This is a DMT D8C Coarse Diamond plate here's a link www.amazon.com/DMT-D8C-Dia-Sharp-Continuous-Diamond/dp/B0001WP1L0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=27WOOIXFTVJYO&keywords=dmt+8c&qid=1683847622&sprefix=dmt+8c%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-1 check it out.
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Eric my good man. I enjoy watching your knowledgable videos. I have learned a lot. Thank you very much.
I'm so glad what I do is helpful. Thanks for watching and for the kind words! 🙂
How do you clean up your 12K Shapton? Do you use your DMT coarse stone?-John in Texas
Great question John! ;) I will use my DMT coarse stone to flatten and clean my Shapton 12k and it works quite well! :) #Heart
What grit plate are you using? Thanks for the fantastic video!
Great question Andrew! ;) This is a DMT D8C which will have a 325 grit rating when new. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good week and take care, my friend! #Heart
Hi can`t you remove the handle then heat the spine up just enough to place spine in a vice to straighten it up
Great idea Piece Toyou! ;) Yes, that could work if you were very careful to not over heat the blade and lose its temper. Some blades have a twisted which heating it up could possibly help.
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I understood what you were doing, but more explanation of what and why it's necessary would be more helpful, especially for those who don't get it. Also, a mention of which plate you're using would be helpful.
Bradley thanks so much for taking the time to comment and try to help me! ;) I'm always trying to improve and make all things straight razor related more accessible for everyone. Hopefully some of my more resent honing videos are done better. The plate I'm using is a DMT D8C 8" Continuous Diamond Coarse plate it's fantastic for strengthening razors and flattening honing stones. Any help or suggestions you can give me would be appropriated.
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good week! :) #Heart
Adventures In Wet Shaving: I have a DMT Coarse and think it can be very useful, but you might want to caution users that the diamonds can become dislodged if too much pressure is applied. I did this with a cleaver when I was new to sharpening and impatient. Best of luck with your channel. Thanks for being open to suggestions.
Bradley thanks for your great suggestion! ;) In future videos I will inform viewers that the diamonds can become dislodged if too much pressure is applied when using their DMT. #Heart
What grit stone did you use for this video?
Great question Scott! ;) This is a DMT D8C 8" Coarse Diamond plate (325 grit) here is a link amzn.to/2GecdzX to the one I'm using.
Thank for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Eric i have a couple old Sheffield razors and I have issues getting the bevel set near the shoulder. To me, it doesn't look like there is a stabilizer getting in the way. It seems like there is more wear behind where the stabilizer should be (the area between the shoulder and the scales).Any suggestions? It could be my honing technique?
Trevor, I would like to see what your talking about. Could you email me some pictures📸? My email is AdventuresInWetShaving@gmail.com or we can connect on Facebook... Thanks for the great question, and thanks for watching!👍🙂👍
Hi, what type of stone is that? Or is it metal??
Great call Douglas! ;) It is a metal DMT 8 in. Duosharp Cont Diamond D8C here is a link amzn.to/3hR2uxn to the plate I'm using! Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
What if you lower the spine width on one side more than the other, won't that make an asymmetrical bevel? Thanks
Nejc Rutar you are absolutely right. That's why I will try to keep both sides as even as possible and so far it has worked well. Thanks for the great question and for watching! 👍🙂👍
What stone are you using to fix this razor?
Great question The Shave Channel! ;) I'm using a DMT D8C Coarse Diamond plate here's a link amzn.to/2SktiLV check it out.
Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Just curious as to why you place the tape on the opposite blade edge and not the spine-doesn't that lead to excessive spine wear?-John in Texas
Great question John! ;) You're right, this is to straighten out the spine so as to correct the blade geometry and get a better more even edge on the straight razor.
Thanks for your great comment and question, and thanks for watching! ;) Have a good weekend and take care, my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving You too and appreciate the series! Do you normally recommend applying electrical tape to the spine prior to honing? I have had no luck setting the bevel using a Naniwa 1000, have a DMT coarse stone (used to plane Norton 4k/8k) and your series is the first to recommend a DMT coarse:)-John in Texas
Eric What kind of Diamond Stone Are you using.
Gary that's a great question! :) I'm using a DMT D8C Diamond Plate you can find this plate on Amazon for approx $55 USD and on eBay for approx $50 USD with free shipping. Hopefully this is helpful, please let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks for the great question and thanks for watching! :) #Heart
Thanks for the video Eric. A few question. What grit stone were you using? Also, I notice most of your razors are new. Do you buy vintage razors? If you do, I assume you work on them to bring them back to shave ready. I think some videos on how to buy ebay razors (since you really can't get a great idea of their condition by pictures) would be nice to see. I'm referring to restorable ones that are in rough shape, but still restorable. For instance getting nicks out of the edges that may be a larger than what a normal honing can take care of.
The DMT D8C 8-Inch Dia-Sharp Continuous Diamond Coarse www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001WP1L0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=adven42-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0001WP1L0&linkId=4a88c8948fc9c1528d1356583511d6fe I'm using in this video according to dmtsharp.com is 325 grit. I do buy vintage straight razor as well and I have a playlist on honing a vintage straight razor check here ua-cam.com/video/lCaJLv7GZ4I/v-deo.html. Let me see what I can put together for a video or possibly a video series on buying vintage straight razors. Thanks for watch and the great ideas and comments! :)
Great video man where can I grab a sharpening stone or plate like that?
Pastor Peewee you can find these DMT D8C 8-Inch Dia-Sharp Continuous Diamond Coarse plates on Amazon at amzn.to/2RTLFED. ;) Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good day! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving thank you very much sir! Keep up the great work
You got it @@PastorPeewee20! :)
Thanks for the vid.
I have a razor that is fine on one side but very uneven on the other, does that mean I should just work on the uneven side?
Great question Rei! ;) You should do more on the uneven side to get it worn from the heel to the toe on the spine evenly and then stop. But don't over do one side or the bevel on the edge will be different widths on each side. The bevel should be about the same width on both side for your razor to shave well. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks for your great question and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good week and take care, my friend! :) #Heart
What is a good but budget hone setup from 1st stone through finishing stone including slurry? Also, does saying an edge is buttery mean it's smooth or does it mean something more? Thank you in Advance!
To flatten your stone I would use either a Norton Flattening Stone www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00067ZSJ0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=adven42-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00067ZSJ0&linkId=bf138d6648b70f41dae99b0eeedd5492 or you could use DMT D8C www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001WP1L0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=adven42-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0001WP1L0&linkId=4a88c8948fc9c1528d1356583511d6fe. The Diamond plate can double to create a slurry as well. Then for a Bevel setter I would use the Suehiro 1000/3000 Grit Combination Waterstone www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OZ6XMU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=adven42-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000OZ6XMU&linkId=296dd20ecfa63822216f4481e99a8501. Then to go through the honing progression I would use the TAIDEA 8000 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EX5K9CC/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=adven42-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00EX5K9CC&linkId=6c7ac37613470d2df4ed975af8d5a0ad and for a finishing stone I would use the Shapton M5 12000 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LW76XY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=adven42-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B002LW76XY&linkId=7a10664be613125ce2d1bc313a456b77. When someone calls an edge "buttery" normally to me it means that it's extra sharp (cuts like butter) and very smooth (cuts easy) at the same time. Hopefully that's helpful, please let me know how you get along. Thanks for watching! :)
Great video!!
So glad you enjoyed it! ;) Yeah Buddy!
Thanks for your encouraging comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Don't you follow up by polishing the spine that was used on a coarse DMT stone to take out any grind marks/fine scratches?
At which point do you apply the pressure - when the blade comes towards you, or when it goes away from you?
Eurydike that's a great question! :) At this stage I apply pressure in both directions for me this is the most aggressive honing stroke I use. Hopefully you found that helpful, please let me know if you have any other questions. :) Thanks for the great question and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day! :) #Heart
Nice. 👍👍👍
Erwest thanks so much for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good day my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving have a good day Friend. And sorry for my English ☺️☺️ but Nice Work💈👌🤝
It's all good my friend! :) #Heart
Great info thanks
James so happy you find this helpfully! ;) How long have you been honing?
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend and take care my friend! :) #Heart
I've sharpened knives since I was a young teen, razors I've only worked on twice, so your vids are awesome because I'm learning stuff I didn't know about. You got great info and good vids, thanks so much
@@jamesguyton4223 that's very cool, you've worked on a couple straight razors! ;) I'm so happy you're enjoying these videos and are finding them helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions and let me know how you get along with your honing my friend. :) #Heart
Will do... You got a Facebook? There are questions but I've not come upon them. My set up is extremely basic, I'm waiting for a friend to receive his lots of coticul
James you can search Facebook for Eric Latta, you'll find me there. Sorry this took so long your comment was buried deep my friend ;) #Heart
i have an old wade and butcher huge blade. has a big smile. when i hone it always seems like the edge is uneven. some parts are shave ready when others are not. I use a rolling stroke but nothing has changed.
Nicholas sorry to hear about your Wade and Butcher... If you would like you could send it to me and I'll look at what can be done to help. Email me at AdventuresInWetShaving@gmail.com
Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching! :) #Heart
What is the difference between a X Stroke and a Half stroke ? And the meaning of a lap in a stroke ?
Great questions Vasco! ;) An X-Stroke is where you start with the heel of your blade sliding it at a diagonal across the stone to the toe of the blade with the edge leading... mainly use with skinnier stones and on smiling blades. Half Strokes are where you slide the blade toward the edge and then reverse it and slide the blade back to the spine... these are the most aggressive strokes because your honing in both directions with each stroke. The meaning of a lap while honing for me is a complete stroke either one stroke with the edge leading in the case of a X-Stroke or two strokes with a Half Stroke. I hope that's helpful, please let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks for your great questions and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good day my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Thank you ! Finally the explanation of the difference between those two honing methods (X Stroke e half Stroke) and that was not well explained in the UNICOT website. I think the length of the stones (in this case of the coticules) is important in order to define the number of passages. 1 lap in a 15cm stone equivalent of two laps in a 7,5 cm stone. Right ?
Vasco you are correct my friend! :) #Heart
Do you have any video in UA-cam showing those two methods ? Can you give me the links and m:s to find them ?
Enjoyed your videos where could I pick up some of the Honeing stones thanks
Great question Richard! ;) Most of these stones can be found on Amazon and the Imperia La Roccia can be found on eBay. Please let me know if you have any other question and let me know how you get along. Thanks for your great question and for your encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good weekend! :) #Heart
I wonder if doing this will allow getting rid of the chrome oxide stropping step I see people do..
Lighturol3 is been my experience that you shouldn't need to do the chrome oxide after correcting the geometry of the razor ;) Thanks for your great comment and thank for watching! :) Have a good day! :) #Heart
Great video! You ought to try a Dmt XXC. Man they are fast! I've heard Atoma plates are more durable. The Dmt's wear out fast. * Edit * Lol I forgot to ask a question. I know on your latest video you use Kapton tape. Is it more durable than the electrical tape? I my experience the electrical tape wears fast, and leaves the diamond stone kinda gummy. Just wanted to get your feedback.
Great question Michael! ;) The Kapton tape is thinner then electrical tape and does seem to me to be much tougher and doesn't gum up the diamond plate. I can imagine how fast the Dmt XXC most be... Wow! I've not tried the Atoma diamond plate have you? If so what is your experience with it? Which one or ones do you use?
Thanks for your great question and comment, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good day! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving The Dmt XXC is amazing. I don't know the longevity of them though. I've read that they are nor what they used to be. I havent had mine very long. Thanks buddy for answering my question.
Michael please let me know how you get along with your Dmt XXC I'm very interested. Hope you had a good day Buddy! :) #Heart
Excuse me but why are you honing the spine of the razor? I am really lost as to why.
This is how I correct the geometry of the straight razor's blade before I set the bevel. In that way everything goes much smoother when I go through the honing process. Hopefully that's helpful, please let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks for watching! 👍🙂👍
Do you add more pressure on the high side or even pressure along blade and hope it evens out?
Great question James! ;) It's even pressure on the high side until I've got even wear from the heel to the toe on the spine. Then you'll have a more even bevel on the edge.
Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Have a good week and take care, my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving so I was doing that and it seems I made it worse
In what way is it worse? #Heart
After trying for 4 years, with a well known online honer (Sham), I gave up for about 10 years. Could not find anybody locally to teach me, and I have taught myself A LOT of skills (I perform hospital mnt. ). Bought three disposable blade razors (including two nice Japanese knock offs with Japanese blades), along with a Gillette Fatboy and happily shaved for a long time. After looking at some of your videos and some of Ryky’s (a Japanese knife sharpener), I saw the light and discovered how to use my already bought Japanese Chosera on my 12K Naniwa! There was no need to set the bevel-just passing on the 12K followed by stropping, as your video showed. What sux is that I have around 18 QUALITY vintage razors that Sham honed and have been covered in Camelia oil for years, as I am leary of taking them to any stone with my skillsets. I have a Naniwa 1K, a Norton 4k/8K, a Naniwa 12K, a stone holder, a chosera, a Nagura, spray bottle, DMT coarse , 3 barbers hones, several loupes and even a calibration blade and microscope! Am wondering if my Barber hones just need a Nagura passed over them-any suggestions? Learning to straight razor shave was easy by comparison!-John in Texas
Great question John! ;) Sure, give your Nagura a go on your Barbers Hones and you could even try your Coarse DMT to make a slurry on one to test out as well. Keep experimenting and let me know how you get along.
It sounds like you've got a lot of great equipment with those stones and 18 Quality Vintage Razor! ;) Yeah Buddy!
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@@AdventuresInWetShaving Still no luck. I can properly dress my 4K/8K stone, but no luck yet honing or stropping a dull straight razor back to a smooth shaver:(-John in Texas
John sorry to hear you're still having challenges honing your straight razor! What are you finishing your straight razor on? :) #Heart
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I'm sorry Huwan I don't understand your question. Thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Great video, BUT... You should have mentioned the stone you used (or at least the grit size). I caught the gist of what you were doing, but an inventory of your tools would have been immensely better. I also could have used a bit more explanation as to the "why". I understood it after watching, however, an instructional video needs more... "instruction".
Robert, that is a DMT D8C Diamond Plate that I'm using in this video (approximately 325 grit) my bad.
So your saying; I need to work on my delivery and explanation of the purpose (the why for the process), including the different tools that I'm using in the video. More of a structured step by step instructional video, leading the viewer through the process.👍Thanks for your help and encouragement, and thanks for taking the time to share your ideas to help me make better videos, Robert!👍
👍I'm going to use your suggestion in up coming Straight Razor Edge Friday Special videos coming soon. I've got approximately 3 or 4 straight razor honing video series that will be ready make for this type of approach. I'm open to and willing to incorporate any ideas that will help make better video and helps me teach the technique more clearly.
👍It means a lot to me that you took the time to write this great comment. Thanks again for the great suggestions and for the encouragement, and thanks for watching Robert! 👍🙂👍
💗 #Heart is the Adventure into the Unknown and Becoming a Better Version of Yourself! Thanks 💗
@@AdventuresInWetShaving This is wild! I bought my DMT course Diamond Plate just to dress my Norton 4k/8k stone-did not know that you could use it to set the bevel! Then again, I gave up trying to set the bevel using a Naniwa 1K, and various other stones, over a one year period several years ago. Learning how to properly hone, IMHO, is very difficult to learn solo. I learned how to shave with a disposable blade straight razor in about a year and sharpen my own edged knives (kitchen, machetes and folding). I perform hospital mnt. for a living and razor honing is not easy to learn, IMHO. If you don't set the bevel, any other work is just a waste of elbow grease-My .02-John in Texas
Found and liked your comment on Brian G's channel and now here. Smashing everything, great channel. Toronto Canada
Eh Joe thanks for stopping by... I've been watching Brian G from the beginning always great stuff! :) It really has helped a lot! Thanks for the great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) #Heart
TIL im shaving with an ork chopper. keep on the good job!!!
Thanks Astrakko for the encouragement, you keep watching and I'll keep making videos for you! 👍🙂👍
Do you take orders?
Great question Martin! ;) What do you have in mind my friend?
Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Take care! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving good evening! I love you videos! Ive watched alot. Im having trouble honing a gold edge dubl duck and i searched you videos to find a geometry correction video. It is my favorite razor and i spent 40 mins on my 1k trying to set the bevel. I believe that there is a geometry issue. I dont feel comfortable in my ability to say for sure if it is. I also dont feel comfortable in .y ability to correct it if it is a geometry issue. Im more afraid of messing up my favorite razor than fixing it lol. I was reaching out to see if you could help me correct it? Or help me distinguish what exactly is going on..
Thank you sir
Do you think you can fix it for me?
I would happy to look at your straight razor my friend! ;) #Heart
Adventures In Wet Shaving excellent!!! Thanks so much. Would you like my email? Or how would you like to go about doing this?
3:04 Really regreting all that LSD I took when I was younger
Yeah, Blacks Moon that's a really rough shot! ;) Sorry, thanks for watching. I hope you have a Merry Christmas, my friend! :) #Heart
Just subscribed great video thanks. I'm in awe of that sharpener stone I've never seen one in chrome color!
Thanks so much for subscribing Pastor Peewee! :) The sharpening stone I'm using in this video is a DMT D8C Diamond Plate. I also use it to flatten my other sharpening stones. Thanks for the great comment and thanks for watching! :) #Heart
Hmmm...🤔
Hey, drmatt357 I have only been into straight razor shaving for a little over a year. But right from the beginning I started honing my own straight razor and I could never get the rolling stroke to work. At that point I started correcting the spine of the razor at first without using tape to cover the edge and found that that lead to more hone wear then I wanted so I started putting tape on the edge which helped a lot. As you know most people consider hone wear on their straight razors to be a bad thing. If you look at almost all of my razors they have a good bite of hone were. That's because I fell it's better to correct the geometry then to try to work around it.
Then when I was your video I felt that if you were ok showing this technic to the world. Then I would show what I have been doing as well. I don't blended the spine and edge together on the diamond plate as you do. I would do that on a bevel setting stone when I set the bevel. I'm sorry if I offended you by making the video, it wasn't my intention.
And that back bevel trick is brilliant! I have a straight razor that I could use that on. Please let me know if I can video that or not. Again sorry if I offended you, I really respect all you do.
Adventures In Wet Shaving Not offended, just wasn't sure what to think. Email me, drmatt357@hotmail.com
You got it! :)
hey doc looks like someone is trying to copy you lol
I'm using Dr Matt's excellent Technic he himself showed all of us. This Technic works so well everyone needs to know how he does it. He is amazing and has fantastic ideas!
that was awesome, thanks.
+Stephen Davidson anytime, my friend! :)
I would be sending that back. It should not be warped out of the box.
You do get what you pay for. 👍🙂👍
No problems with a Dovo from the box 🤫
What if there was no box? ie - you could have bought it at a swap meet or garage sale or ebay and just want to take a whack at restoring it.
This is very useful.
New to old skool shaving, got a razor with exactly the same problem, can't afford the DMT plate will a 400 grit whetstone do the same job. Great video, very informative, thank you.
Great question Jason! ;) Yes, you can use your 400 grit whetstone instead of a coarse DMT. It will work fine! Please let me know how you get along.
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Can you straighten your razor on a stone as well?
Yes you can👊! Nathan I have done this many time! Thanks for the great question, and thanks for watching! Please let me know if you have any other questions. 👍🙂👍
Obviously something is wrong with razor.
You cannot shave with a uneven or a not straight edge.
That razor should be returned to the manufacturer for a replacement or money back.
Filmtajm35 this straight razor was only $7.88 USD with free shipping, and it turned out to be a great way to learn how to hone this kind of straight razor... and it's now a great shaving straight razor. Definitely if this was an expensive straight razor I would have sent it back for a replacement or I would have gotten my money back. Thanks for the great comment and concern, and thanks for watching! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving I'd love to try this on a razor I don't care much about :) where did you score a gold dollar for under $10. Aliexpress?
I found mine on eBay. However, it was from China and the last one I ordered at the end of last year never came my friend. So maybe not the best choice for now at least ;) #Heart
Dollar General has Bic disposables ON SALE NOW! 12 for A DOLLAR!
Cool! 👍🙂👍
But, I still prefer the straight edge. That handle is GORGEOUS!
Adventures in copper jewellery.
Yes, I do enjoy my copper David, thanks for noticing! ;)
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Just dipping my toe in the WSL. Thank you for such well produced work for us.
David, I'm so glad you like the videos, my friend! :) #Heart
Are you sitting on the toilet while doing this razor work in your bathroom?
Great question Andrei! ;) No I'm not on the toilet (it's to the your right of where I working). I pulled in a rolling computer chair to help get me in camera while I'm honing. I believe it makes it better. Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day! :) #Heart
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Thanks! :)
It's like being punched in the face 60 times.
Andy what do you means? :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving That fist comin at you , not a complaint,
Back at you @@Andy-in8ej glad you're enjoying it! ;) #Heart
Due to current situation if this is China made "I will find out" then I wont buy. With Covid 19 and all I'm sure you can understand
John you'll be happy to know this DMT D8C Diamond plate is made in the USA! ;) Yeah Buddy! I'm with you and we're in this together.
Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving no way ha nice, USA!, USA!, USA!
But I was refering to the razor? Is this American made or at least German made?
I suspect since you had to do that much work to the razor.
That it may be made China or Pakastan.
Thanks you for your time brotha, remember we are stronger than a virus ;)
I'm curious though would you get tested, for Corona virus? I haven't gone anywhere really and just thinking well what if they have a false positive. And want to quarentine me.
Great questions John! ;) Spot on the razor is Chinese made.
I would get tested for the Covid-19 virus for sure. When I go to work they take my temperature before I can start working. Take care brother! :) #Heart
I really do not understand why some one is going through this procces with a straight razor which is made from third rate steel/iron?
I admire the effort though.
Peter, this is a learning exercise and the best thing to use is a real cheap straight razor so if you mess it up it's still okay. I have done this with more expensive straight razors since and it works well.
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day and take care, my friend! :) #Heart
Straight Razor? More like BENT Razor 🤔
Pyrius HC not all straight razor are created equal... some are BENT... LOL :) Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend! :) #Heart