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djundjila,
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No, I still didn’t pull the trigger on that one. Inevitably, I will at some point. It’s just too good to resist.

djundjila,
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Varen 💚 💚

djundjila, (edited )
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In case you were wondering what Will has to say on the topic:

Trust me: It’s definitely worth it. :)

Will used to market much harder on reddit 10 years ago, it seems 😂

djundjila,
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That is a very unfortunate, what were the odds?

djundjila,
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💯

Really happy with this mail call

djundjila,
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Silver Mountain Man Mondays sounds like a great new edition to the canon. It should probably include a Bowie knife instead of a razor though ;-)

djundjila,
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you should have a brush for every occasion now 😉

I thought so 20 brushes ago, yet I’m still finding brushless occasions

djundjila,
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In a few years, when free AI is powerful enough, you know there will be a LG contestant generating a Wetshave Dundee parody move where “that’s a knoife” refers to a Fili 14 or one of those 12/8" Ukranian straights.

djundjila,
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Thanks!

The wavy portion of the edge is a purely cosmetic issue now. It took a while on my 3k stone, but I removed enough material to have a nice even bevel outside of the wavy bevel part, and still hit the apex in the wavy part.

The shininess really emphasises geometric flaws, so it looks worse than it is.

As available as these are, I’m not certain it would be worth the effort.

I totally agree, and that’s why I almost tossed the thing :)

djundjila,
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Thanks! Yes, the 14 is a great shaver, unsurprisingly.

I have a very simple honing setup, nowhere near the variety of stones and strops you and @gcgallant have:

A Naniwa combination stone with a 3k side and a 10 k side, a Naniwa lapping plate to keep both sides flat, a canvas strop loaded with chromium oxide, a soft leather strop, and a thick, firm, shiny latigo leather strop.

I set bevels with the 3k, with mostly trailing strokes, and frequently stop to strop (even palm strop, following your suggestion a few weeks back 😉) and test the edge on a styrofoam packing peanut. Once I’m happy with the edge, I switch to the 10K side and here I do exclusively trailing edge strokes. I also frequently interrupt to strop and test the edge.

When I’m happy with the edge on the packing peanut, I dry the razor and give it a good stropping on the canvas loaded with chromium oxide. I repeat this process until I’m satisfied that I can push cut the packing peanut with almost no effort. At this point I give it also good stropping on the soft leather strop and test again. I have a feeling that the soft leather is better at deburring freshly honed edges than the firm latigo and it’s breaking fragile bits of the edge. If the edge is still good after this, it’s usually good for dozens of shaves before I get the itch to home again.

Someday, I’ll want to try some of those natural stones that you and gcgallant rave about. I have tried edges on jnat stones from gcgallant, but I can’t confidently pretend to feel the difference between synthetic edges and natural stone edges yet, and I’d like to experiment with them more.

Another thing is that I really enjoy stainless steel razors and from what I understand natural stones are a little bit on the soft side for honing stainless steel, and that instead of abrading the chromium carbide precipitates in the steel they rip them out, leading to scratchy and fragile edges. Have you tried honing stainless steel on natural stones?

djundjila,
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Ah, yes, I forgot that you honed Internal’s 17.

Yeah, I’ll inevitably end up trying natural stones at some point in the not too distant future.

Do you still regularly use you microscope while honing, or do you go by feel, mostly?

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For bulk material removal, the direction of motion does not matter, as I’m sure you know

That’s probably right, but when I get to choose whether I load a thin shell in in-plane compression or traction, I’ll prefer traction to avoid buckling, just in case. Probably just superstition at this point.

load this strop […] with a thin layer of 1 micron diamond paste your deburring problems will be solved.

I’m not sure I have a deburring problem 😅

djundjila,
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significant empirical evidence resulting from honing extra-hollow ground razors with in-plane compression

Absolutely.

djundjila,
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My Nakayama is 5++ and it married super well with Infernals 17.

Would you recommend something like this?

I’m still scared off by those prices

djundjila,
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Beautiful catch! You’re on fire, that’s what, the 9th NOS vintage in just the last few days?

This looks like a 14 blade blank with a double shoulder. Have you held it next to a 14 to compare the geometry? Curious to hear how it shaves!

djundjila,
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  • Brush: Zenith B8 (XL aluminium handle, 28 mm × 57 mm boar)
  • Razor: Puma 88 (5/8", round tip, carbon steel, hollow ground)
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original
  • Aftershave: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original

I forgot to follow @PorkButtsNTaters666 suggestion to use a horse brush for today’s Tabac Tuesday shave. Oh, well, there’s always next time.

I’m enjoying the Puma. It’s nothing special at all, but just a very pleasant, pretty little razor.

djundjila,
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Yay birth quarter Super Adjustable! mine’s D-2, so likely a very similar model, but I also have a 1970 P3 with the metal base plate. They are both good, but the older one feels better made.

djundjila,
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Nice haul!

I also used the anniversary discount and got myself a few brushes :)

djundjila,
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Stropping coated blades like these FHS-10 doesn’t make too much sense IMO. These have a platinum coating to help with edge retention and a PTFE coating to reduce friction. Best case scenario, the strop just strips the PTFE and the blade becomes less comfortable.

djundjila,
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Yeah, I’m really looking forward to picking up the splash. I have a soap & balm set, and the balm became all chunky.

djundjila,
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Thanks! It’s a nice razor, I agree 😊

djundjila,
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I mean that soap’s so last year :)

Lol, yeah, that thing needs to go!

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