Refreshing Your Straight Razor

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[@kgpax]

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[@abefrohman1759]

ZY should make you a spokesman. Have a good weekend Eric.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Abe a spokesman for ZY! ;) Wow, I believe your right! :) Thanks for your great idea (I'll look into that with ZY) and thanks for your encouragement and support, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart

[@JoyShaving]

Wow this video is so resourceful in learning what it takes to properly hone and sharpen the razor to be shave ready. Thanks Eric for your efforts in creating the videos, really like a lot !

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Joy thanks so much for your great comment and for your encouragement, and thanks for watching! ;) Take care! :) #Heart

[@tjmati5204]

Great job Eric.

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TJ thanks for your encouraging comments and for your support, and thanks for watching! ;) Take care and have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart

[@tjmati5204]

The ZY's are great blades. Among my best shavers.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

TJ these ZY razors are some of my best shaving straight razors as well, truly a great blade! ;) #Heart

[@Sigtrygg_Gale.]

Great job Eric, thanks for the upload.

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Entity Vox thanks for your great comment and for your encouragement, and thanks for watching! ;) Take care and have a good weekend! :) #Heart

[@ahmetakarman3072]

Thank you for the useful videos.

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Ahmet thanks for your encouraging comment and support, and thanks for watching! ;) Have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart

[@knightmare1015]

Awesome job Eric. I've personally have done this at least a thousand times and I got great and consistent results each and every time. The only things that I did differently is that I used the corner of the stone to kill the edge and I stropped the razor on the firehose strop before going to the ilr. After that I did just 10 round trips on the smooth leather strop. I also used a Naniwa Snow White 8K Junpaku back in the day.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Stephen this is a fantastic method to refresh a straight razor! ;) And Dr Matt's under the running water technique works every time very consistently, thanks Dr Matt! :) Thanks for your great comment and for your support, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend and take care my friend! :) #Heart

[@jeronimomacias481]

Great video Eric. I think it’s about time I do this to my GD208. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Jeronimo you got this go for it! ;) I'm so glad this video come out just a the right time! Yeah Buddy! :) Thanks for your great comment and for your encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care my friend! :) #Heart

[@Martins-Shaves123]

Thanks Eric, excellent tutorial.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Glad you found it helpful Martin! ;) Yeah, Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@GeorgeCampbell1964]

Excellent TouchUp bid, Eric. To be honest, I've never had much luck with the ILR and the underwater method though.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

George as long as your getting those good edges (like I know you are) just keep doing what your doing! ;) It's all good! That's one of the great things about this great hobby of wet shaving were all different, but were all the same... it's the differences that make us stronger and why we can learn from each other! Thanks for your great comment and honesty, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good weekend my friend! :) #Heart

[@h.al.8801]

Agree, DRMatt is providing a lot of guidance for the community! His technical approach works all the time!

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

H. Al. your so right Dr Matt is very generous with is guidance and helpful Tips and Tricks! ;) We need more people like him in the community! Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend! :) #Heart

[@andydixon914]

Very informative video. Thank you!

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

AndyD so glad you found this video helpful, my friend! :) Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! ;) Heart

[@andydixon914]

Very informative thank you. Josh did a great job on the background music also👍🏻

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

AndyD, Josh has been play and writing music for quite sometime... music is what he really loves. I'm so happy you enjoy his music as well! ;) Yeah Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a good week my friend! :) #Heart

[@luigiluigi2098]

Another video i missed somehow. When find time need to check your early videos

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Luigi there's a lot out there... you could first by looking a the Home Page of the channel and the Playlist Tab for more suggestions buddy. Let me know how you get along or if you can't find something and I see what I can do. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) #Heart

[@Thommie63]

Great one Eric.... thom

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Thom thanks for your encouraging comment and thanks for watching! ;) Hope you are well! Have a good day and stay sharp my friend! :) #Heart

[@hawkeye924]

#NEW Watched your entire Gold Dollar series. Now I now why I purchase the Soligen brand of straights. I could not believe it until I saw you setting the bevel on a brand spanking new Gold $ 66. Thanks for your videos... It entails so much work for you, but I am sure you enjoy it. My finisher is a Naniwa 12K. Works great for me.☺ BTW I am now Subscribed.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Hawkeye Of The Eye so happy you are part of the Adventures In Wet Shaving family now! ;) Welcome! Really good move going with a Solingen brand straight razor and a beautiful Naniwa 12K finisher very nice! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks fro watching the entire Gold Dollar series! :) Take care and have a good day my friend! :) #Heart

[@wingsstringsandreallysharp2535]

Thanks Eric! I need to touch up my Ace of Spades and will try this method. As always, I sure sharing what you’ve learned!!

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Michael that sounds good! ;) Please let me know how you get along with your Ace of Spades touch up. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend and take care, my friend! :) #Heart

[@wingsstringsandreallysharp2535]

I meant to say that I sure “appreciate your” sharing what you’ve learned. Was getting too late in the day I guess!

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Michael totally get it, buddy! ;) So glad these videos help :) #Heart

[@strikegoldshave]

In essence your doing the pyramid style of honing or the Ax method with strokes.. nice informative video..

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Frank thanks for your great comment and for your encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day and take care my friend! :) #Heart

[@luigiluigi2098]

Wow you have videos on EVERYTHING.. What an amazing library Eric. Thank you. Hope you'll post a video before Christmas... :)

[@luigiluigi2098]

What - i had seen this and commented. I'm getting forgetful hahaha

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Luigi that's the idea my friend... I one stop shop! ;) Yeah Buddy! There will be a couple videos before Christmas ;) Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good week and take care, my friend! :) #Heart

[@briangreer6286]

# NEW.......Thanks Eric, Im really liking and learning from you.. Brian

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Awesome, glad to hear it! ;) Yeah, Buddy! Brian thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@ilyabixon7682]

I know for sure that I will not do honing myself, however I’d like you to show the barber hone, which, if I understand it correctly, does a quick touch up. Thanks.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great idea Ilya! ;) You are correct they are meant to touch up a straight razor on the spot. Do you have a barber hone? Let me see if I can get my hand on a barbers hone. Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching my friend! :) #Heart

[@richardtorres6317]

Eric I don't have a ILR but I do have a 12k nort could I run that under a stream of water or just wet it. Great video 👍

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great question Richard! ;) Make sure the stone has been soaking like normal before you try using the 12k norton under running water. It should work fine my friend, please let me know how you get a long. Thanks for your great question and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care! :) #Heart

[@Lucio1974able]

#New! Hi thanks for the shared knowledge! Lucio - Brazil

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So happy you're enjoying the video, Lucio! ;) Yeah Buddy! Thanks for the sub and the encouraging comment, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@richardweilandt3315]

Hey Eric, I have a question for you. I was wondering if you were going to do a honing video with a smiling wedge razor. Reason I ask, is because I do have a Wade & Butcher smiling wedge razor that is proving to be a bit difficult for me to hone , and would love to see a video done on a smiling wedge.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Richard, I'll have to look at what I have here that I could use! ;) Yeah, Buddy that could be interesting! Thanks for your great suggestion and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@richardweilandt3315]

@@AdventuresInWetShaving thank you

[@markfowler9352]

What’s the advantage of taping the spine of the blade?

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great question Mark! ;) There are two reasons: 1) You've got an expensive straight razor and you want to keep it as clean as possible; and 2) You can adjust the bevel angle if your straight razor has too shallow of a bevel angle. Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@seff2318]

Hi I’m #new! I got my first full hollow dozo as a gift. However all I have for sharpening is a 6k (that acts more like an 8k) and a paddle strop with 16,000 grit compound and .5 micron cbn emulsion. I got a decent shave off of what I have but I can definitely see there being room for improvement. I have a lot experience sharpening knives but not razors. It tree topped and passed the hanging hair test, with very thin hair, all up and down the blade. I just noticed it has a touch of “frown” but again I got ok results. I’m thinking of getting a 16k later down the road. What’re your thoughts on my current set up and the frown?

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

First Welcome Seth it's good to have you here! ;) Congrats on your first straight razor! Thanks for your great question! When sharpening your straight razor does the blade seat flat on your stone? or Does it rock back and forth? If it rocks you may need to do more of a rolling X-Stroke to work on the heel and toe of your blade to help take that frown out of the blade. This well be done with the spine touching your stone at the same time the edge is touching. You may or may not want to work on the spine to see if you can help straighten it out. If your interested you could check out this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGOtg62egJeajNU on straightening out a straight razor blade... and see if it's something you want to try. Please let me know how you get along and if you have any other questions :) Again Welcome Seth thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Take care! :) #Heart

[@seff2318]

Adventures In Wet Shaving It actually sits flat! Thanks so much for your thorough and prompt response :)

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Anytime! :) #Heart

[@StarKnightZ]

Great video, but im curious, why do you glass the edge? Also why do you strop it inbetween sharpening it on the stone?

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great questions Stark night! ;) To answer your first question 2+ years ago I thought that was a necessary step in honing and sharpening a straight razor. Turns out this is unnecessary but is used by KZbinrs to show that their straight razor isn't sharp before they sharpen it. As far as, stropping between using my finishing stone. I'll use the finishing stone the first time then strop and go back to it this helps remove the wire from the edge refining it. I hope that's helpful, please let me know if you have more questions. Thanks for your great comment and questions, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@StarKnightZ]

@@AdventuresInWetShaving Thanks for answering. :) Quick follow up what do you mean by remove the wire from the edge?

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Another great question! ;) It helps to smooth the edge giving you a sharp keen more comfortable edge. :) #Heart

[@magnoliamike]

I just recently bought a Naniwa 12K and my chromium oxide Bar just arrived today in the mail. I put it on the inside of my cotton webbing and i’d like to ask if you wouldn’t mind doing a video teaching me what my routine should be when I refresh my razor. How many laps on the 12K Then do I take it straight to the chromium oxide? Then the cotton webbing /or Linen whatever people call it but mine is cotton webbing . Then the leather…. I would like to know the technique so I can follow it when I’m ready to refresh I want to do a video you could just explain to me how I would go about doing it

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great idea Mike! ;) Let me see what I can do for you! Thanks for your great questions and comment, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@agaralpha1842]

Hello mr eric where you buy that fire hose strop? Pretty interesting strop to me :)

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great question Agar Alpha! ;) I got that fire hose strop awhile back... let me look up the guys name on FB and I'll get back to you my friend. Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Take care and have a good day! :) #Heart

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Agar Alpha I got mine from Jonathan you can find him here facebook.com/jonathan.schultz.712

[@markbruce3088]

Hi, I tried for the first time refreshing my straight razor and right off the bat I made a mistake by not keeping up with the laps . I tried to dull the blade by using a 100 grit sandpaper to start over but I’m afraid I may have messed it up beyond what can realistically be done at home. Please Help . Thanks , Mark from Illinois.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Mark contact me email at [e-mail] so we can talk about your razor and see what can be done. Thanks for your watching! :) Take care! :) #Heart

[@rogerchien2329]

What does it mean when it gets sticky ? Sharp enough ?

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

You got it, Roger! Once the blade gets sticky you've got a sharp and smooth shave-ready edge on your straight razor. Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@blackink2979]

Hello, nice vid. Your channel inspired me to start with razor. So i bought A. P. Donovan, but its kinda dull. I did a lot of straping and i could shave hair on my hand (not on the air, only on the skin) but no was i could shave facial hair with it. So i bought stone with 8000/3000, hope i can figure out how to make it shave ready now.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Black Ink so happy you're inspired! ;) You are on the right track my friend. Do you have a strop? #Heart

[@blackink2979]

@@AdventuresInWetShaving i do, but stropping is not enought, hope i can do better with stones :)

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Black Ink does your strop have both a leather and fabric side to it? #Heart

[@blackink2979]

@@AdventuresInWetShaving it has "hairy" side and smooth. Also, second strop i linen, i put abrasive there.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Okay good are you using Chrom Ox for your abrasive on the fabric side? #Heart

[@BerserkeR_031]

Do you ever tape the spine while honing?

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great question Secret_Armor! ;) Yes I do the first reason is if the straight razor is expensive, and the second reason is if I need to change the spine width to get the proper bevel angle. 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

[@BerserkeR_031]

@@AdventuresInWetShaving when taping the spine will I need to set a new edge on a 1k stone or will I still have the proper angle to sharpen the razor with a piece of tape on the spine? I just purchased a new damascus steel razor so I'm definitely going to tape the spine but I don't know if I have the proper angle for honing with a piece of tape on the spine? Thanks

[@iAmRenegadeX]

What is the purpose of going back to the stone after using the firehose strop? I mean if you'd followed up the firehose that first time with 60 laps on leather, would it really have been likely to failethe treetopping test?

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great questions RenegadeX! ;) You are correct the ZY Grandslam would have been fine and would have been able to treetop hairs no problem right after the first time on the stones! The main reason to use the firehose strop at this point is to polish the edge and then go back to the ILR finishing stone a second time to refine the edge even more. Hope that made sense please let me know if you have any other question. Thanks for your great questions and thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend! :) #Heart

[@tjmati5204]

Yes, and the price is right! Haha.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Right on TJ! ;)

[@omarfabiansanchezornelas1517]

! Cuanta agua desperdiciada ¡

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Omar, I know! ;) But I have my own water well and septic system. I assure you the water goes right back into the ground I got it from. Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@timothybunnsr.5490]

C'om? Where do lay people find ceramic and diamond, etc stones.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great question Timothy! ;) You can find the Shapton 8k Ceramic stone here ebay.to/2AV7yA8 and the DMT D8C Diamond plate is here amzn.to/3halwyT Hopefully that's helpful, 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

[@rexdavis1487]

I’ve seen everything you do - BUT - I’ve heard virtually no explanation for WHY you do the # of repeats the way you do!

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great question @rexdavis1487 ! :) I have found that working an edge this way keeps it more uniform on both sides, and I can continue to divide the number of strokes by half until it's one-to-one on both sides. For me, it's one of the easiest ways to hone a straight razor. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@EunusRex]

Grandslam out of business, ZY razors gone.

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

EunusRex that's really sad both were good straight razors to learn on for both shaving and honing! Thanks for your great information and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@honuhalawahalepule653]

Nice review of the basics of honing, and you seem to get good results. However, if I want to learn the Dr. Matt method I would watch his videos. So why not mention Murray Carter, Keith Johnson, or some of the other leaders. Your edge test is weak; you could do some strop (spine leading) strokes (on the stone), and you spent too much time on the 8k, and too little time on the finisher. Also you did not mention chromium oxide prior to the fire hose and leather strop finish. No mention of a shave test (then how do you know how it performs)? Overall a mediocre lesson for sub-par results. But hey, if it works for you then more power my shave brother! P.S. Chinese razors are a waste of money (Thanks but no thanks)!

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Thanks for taking the time to watch this video, Honu! I've never watched any of Murray Carter's videos (I'll have to look him up), and I don't watch Keith Johnson's videos either. I'll have to check both of them out. Thanks for your comment and again thanks for watching! :) Have a good weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart

[@rickalexander2801]

#new

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Welcome Rick thanks for the #new and thanks for watching! ;) #Heart

[@magnoliamike]

I thought you weren’t supposed to kill the Edge when you’re refreshing your razor????

[@AdventuresInWetShaving]

Great question Mike! ;) I have done it both ways, and I see no advantage to killing the edge when you're refreshing an edge. So don't kill that edge! Thanks for all your great questions and comments! :) #Heart