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​Path 1: The Master Natural Cascade

​(Coticule → La Lune → JNAT)

This path is for Iwasaki Kamisori.

​Ardennes Coticule (The Foundation):

Start with a medium-light slurry.

20-30 laps.

Dilute the slurry with water drops until you are honing on pure water for the last 15-20 laps.

​Pierre La Lune (The Bridge):

Apply water and 1-2 drops of glycerin.

Perform 30-40 ultra-light laps.

​Ohzuku Asagi + Aiwatani Tomo (The Apex):

Generate a milky slurry with the Tomo Nagura.

Hone directly on the slurry.

Add a single drop of water to thin the mixture as you go (spray).

Finish with 10 weightless laps on nearly pure water.

​Path 2: The Slate Transition

​(Coticule → Duskstone Water Hone)

This path is for the Boker Damashorn.

​Ardennes Coticule (The Eraser):

Watery slurry perform 20 laps, then flush the stone and do 30 laps on pure water.

​Duskstone Water Hone (The Velvet Polish): Use strictly with water. Perform 40-50 light X-strokes it will polish out the Coticule's micro-striations.

As the bevel flattens against the stone, you will feel the water create a slight suction effect.

Once that suction peaks, perform 10 more weightless laps to finalize the buttery edge.

​Path 3: The Hard-Alloy Burnish

​(Pierre La Lune → Burnished Black Arkansas)

For the Fafnir Damasteel.

​Pierre La Lune (The Pre-Polish):

Water with 1-2 drops of glycerin to prevent skipping on the dense surface.

Perform 40-60 laps.

​Dan's Black Arkansas (The Mirror Burnish):

Wipe the blade completely dry.

Apply a few drops of light honing oil to the burnished novaculite surface (Norton honing oil is the one i have/use). Use completely weightless pressure—let the oil suspend the blade.

Perform 50 to 100 laps until the edge is a brilliant mirror.

All this paths are right after the shampton glass 1 and 2k HR and 4 and 8k HC bevel set and synthetic progression kit.

Seems to be working out (dosent harm/irritate my skin so far but i do struggled around my moustache and shin area, my beard might be to thick?? i still have a long way to go, any advice, suggestion, experience its highly apreciated.

Thanks!

I’m really trying to dial in my finishing technique and would love to learn from your experience. Could you break down your exact finishing progression step-by-step? I’m looking for the nitty-gritty details rather than just a list of stones. Specifically: What lubricant or slurry breakdown do you use, what is your estimated lap count on the finisher, and what is your post-hone stropping routine (fabric vs. leather count)? Thanks for any insight you can share!"

Stones:

Jnat's (Nakayama Kiita/Ozuku Asagi/Shoubudani Uchikumori... wich nagura do your pair them with?),

Belgian Coticule (La Veinette/Les Latneuses/La Petite Blanche...),

Thuringian Escher, Deerlick water hone, Ohio wild Dusktones, Dan's Surgical Black Arkansas (burnished?), pierre la lune..., Charnley Forest, Llyn Idwal

Media/lubricant: norton honing oil, mix water+glycerin, other brand of oils, water...

Strops: Tony Miller Heirloom, Dovo vegetable-tanned cowhide, illinoisNo. 127/827, Kanayama cordovan, Mastro Livi Loom, Scrupleworks, Shell Cordovan Horween Decaon Leather Co.

"PROGRESSION-LAP COUNTS-MEDIA/LUBRICANT-POST-HONE STROPPING COUNT"

Thank you very much!!

No idea if its ok or good, needs work? but its my first try and so it beggins...

Who is your favorite master blacksmith?

Stuart Kerr (Boxer Custom Razors)

https://www.instagram.com/boxercustomrazors?stkn=Y2ZkOWZyNGYxazd3

Joe Edson (Edson Razors) https://www.instagram.com/edsonrazors?stkn=MTlsenNkdDQyc2Zt

Drew Dick

https://www.instagram.com/drewdick?stkn=OHRzZ3J6MDhua3My

Andrea Niotta

https://www.facebook.com/share/18EvHyyjU1/

Trevor Woolfson

https://woolfblades.com/product-category/woolfblades-handmade-straight-razors/

Dylan Farnham

https://www.classicshaving.com/collections/dylan-farnham-custom

Asuming one already has the stroping technic set, does a specific brand/type of leather make a difference with the feel of the blade wile shaving? (Comfort/smoothnes/velvety/silky/buttery/forgiving...)

Such as: Kanayama Cordoban / Scrupleworks Vegetable-Tanned Horsehide / Herold Solingen Prime Russian Leather / other brands/leathers... thanks!

I ask because I haven't seen a single youtuber (straight razors) using one, they all go directly to the post shave (splash, balm, tonic...) thanks in advance!

Hello i imagine theres a lot of treads like this one, first time shaving with a straight razor, i have experience with safety razors, pre/soaps/alum/after shave/ blades/thecnic etc..

Besides the obvious (like learnig to ride a buycycle "you got to use it/practice)

Any hidden gems like i saw this youtuber using a bayou butter stick for pre shave wich i have never heard before (The Razors edge a belive his name was, the channel)

Or a superb tutorial that i migth have not seen yet

I have seen evreything from Razor emporium/ Geofatboy/ dont shave the pianist/ the razors edge/ depper shaves...

Any other youtube chanel or especific video, any advice from your experience, any product suggestion?

NO "Honig and stroping", i got that covered its the shave/products/advice im interested in

Thanks!

help, question to the straigth razor veterans, newbie here after shaving, you dry the starigth razor with a towel not touching the bevel then you are supposed to leave it to dry for and hour or so in a dry room (not in the bathroom), so the question is should i buy / get a stand to show my straigth razor (be able to enjoy it / see it in my dressing room or in my desk etc...) or once its dry is better to plaece it back in to its case?

thanks in advance