What did you hone today?

8x3x1 Zulu Grey!
La Grise Coticule!

7x2.5x.75 HA Thuringian!
10x3x1 Surgical Black Arkansas!

This Okudo is really quite something…a fitting stone for this razor…and vice versa!

My first hone ever,
Killed the edge, Used Norton 4K, 8k and Naniwa 12k super, Stropped and checked on leg hair, it cut hair in the air.
Tomorrow will shave with it,

Booker Carbon, suposidly honed by a reputable master, turned out to be dull in comparison to the Henckels I honed myself (my first and only hone), I could feel the difference on my face and on the thumb test.

did my own honing and the result was amazing, after stropping it is scary sharp. Waiting for my microscope to arrive so I
can see what I evidently can feel now.
As a Novis I figured its best to get the new Boker honed by a professional, paid extra 20USD for that, guess the saying is correct - If you really want something done right - do it yourself,

Killed the existing edge, used 4K/8k Norton, finished on Naniwa Super 12k and Arkansas Black

Guillermo Hoppe 14 finished on an antique La Petite Blanche Coticule.  The final finishing was done on the outrageously fantastic BBW side!

The Coticule side improved the scratch pattern from a 12k and it’s extremely fast on its own slurry.  The BBW improved the scratch pattern of the coticule!


The BBW side is very glassy feeling, and this stone is just an absolute ACE!
The HHT was perfect, and the resultant edge was shavette sharp and very face friendly!

Guillermo Hoppe 14 on PA Blue slate…I am becoming increasingly convinced that these are as good as top tier Thuringians…really quite remarkable!

Next to a couple Thuringians for comparison.