More to come, Mike! ;) Yeah, Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
im in! i would love to see a more in depth series on soaps and the history of certain blades, famous people who may have used them. also a a very in depth about the mechanics of bevel setting and finishing. maybe tours of the down town historic district of where you live
That's some great suggestions, Jeff! ;) Yeah, Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and ideas, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
I had an issue with the premium ultra fine, which was the 8x3 stone I bought after really liking the standard ultra fine 6x2 stone. I found it wasn't giving me the same edge and the only difference I could tell was that the premium had a glassy smooth, polished finish while the standard was rougher. So I lapped the stone to a 400 DMT diamond finish and found it to work much better. I'm not sure what others have noticed, but I find it very slow and hard to hone on the highly polished (what many call burnished) finish. I would recommend to anyone having problems achieving a sharp, smooth edge to try roughing up the surface.
Well said D Brock! ;) I maintain my ILR with a well-used 325 DMT and have been very happy with the edges from my Premium Ultra Fine stone too. Thanks for your great comment and Tip, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
You could do a Friday special on strop paste like variety of grits they have and how they can be used to keep edges going between honings as a quick fix , like if you’re in a rush to go to work and don’t have time break out a stone. Or do a paste progression after a bevel set and see what the results are like
Anthony that could be interesting! ;) Yeah, Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and idea, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! Cheers! :) #Heart
I agree with Paul Speller. You have covered all aspects of straight razor use to the point that I can't come up with a new topic for you to cover. I just enjoy learning from you. Merry Christmas Eric!
Merry Christmas to you and your family Ken! ;) Yeah, Buddy! Thanks so much for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Great suggestion Jeronimo! ;) Yeah, Buddy let me see what I can do fro you! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
Enjoyed this video Eric. Id like to see a video diving into why around the 12k range is the recommended finishing stone. Additionally would be cool to see how a 20k+ finished razor shaves. Best, Chris
Great suggestion Chris! ;) Yeah, Buddy let me see what I can put together for you! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Very nice Eric. Glad you are doing okay. It sounds someone new tried to hone with that stone and didn't use it properly because I've never had any issues with mine for a long time now.
Right on Stephen! ;) Agreed, I've never had any issues with mine either! I'm so happy to see you back and doing well! I hope the snow isn't too bad where you are buddy. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Great honing video. I am guessing that the shaver was doing x strokes and the blade was not flat so that the edge of the stone caused the chipping. Enjoy your day.
That could very well be Joseph! ;) Yeah, Buddy! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, enjoy your day, and have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
Hi, very interesting ILR stone for honing. My idea for the next FRIDAY SPECIALS is "¿how sharp my new straight razor just open the box?". Have a nica day.
The ILR is a great honing stone, Santiago! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
What a great suggestion Jesus! ;) Setting the Bevel is the most important part of honing! It needs to be right before moving on through to honing progression. Thanks for your great comment and suggestion, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
I'd like to see a demonstration that utilizes the diamond lapping stone. I've heard that drawing crosshatch pencil marks on a hone is a good way to see if the hone is flattened properly depending on how well the pencil marks are removed. Hope that makes sense. Thanks Eric
That sounds good Rick! ;) Yeah, Buddy I can definitely put something together for you! Thanks for your great comment and suggestion, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
I would like to be entered for a chance to win the ILR as I am in need of a finishing stone. As far as what I'd like to see, I'm not sure as I have just got into straight razor shaving. I think what I'd most like to see in the future is "what characteristics makes a good finishing stone". Thank you for all the hard work you put into making educational videos for us.
Great suggestion Robbie! ;) Yeah, Buddy let me see what I can put together for you! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
I own 3 ILR's, 2 premiums plus the black 8-10k and they perform really well in my opinion. I get great shaves from them and they cost me a ton less than some of my other polishers. For me the ILR's work best when using the Dr Matt method.
Peter, I agree they have a great price and work well! ;) Yeah, Buddy the Dr Matt's under the running water technique is nice! Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a great weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Great work in educating folks Sir. I started my journey over 20 years ago and the amount of misinformation out there was terrible. You have an awesome day my friend.
I’d like to see a side-by-side to determine if lightly dulling the blade is necessary while moving from stone to stone. Does it really make the process better? I might also add into that the ‘tomato test’ for sharpness.
Peter that's a very interesting idea! ;) Yeah, Buddy let me see what I can do for you! Thanks for your great comment and idea, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
Hardly surprising it was user error. I missed what the K rating was on the hone, I just heard "ultra fine". It would have been good to have seen you kill the edge on the Gold Dollar, then do a hanging hair test once sharpened. I'm 100% sure it would have passed, but it would have been good to fully demonstrate the hone.
Great question xxXXCarbon6XXxx! ;) The rating on this hone is somewhere in the neighborhood of 12-15k, but now it's rated as most other natural stones so it's an Ultra Fine. I too believe it would pass the hanging hair test as well in a full hone. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
I love slate honing stones! I use a 7inch slate that was cut a 120 something years ago. That my brother gave me. I even use it on my hunting knives sometimes.
That was a great video! I am looking forward to your honing series. I would be curious for you to explain or give your opinion or the Hanging Hair Test. If it will pass a hanging hair test does that mean it will cut and give a comfortable shave or maybe just cut hair. Basically your take. Take care!
The new honing series is coming soon! ;) Yeah, Buddy! Great suggestion Randall let me look into putting a video together on the different tests and what they really mean. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Hi Eric, good to see you again! For next Friday special I would like to see more product presentation, like soaps, aftershave lotions/creams, brush, your impressions. I have bought a couple of your products presented in your videos and every one of them was absolute crazy nice, I am delighted with Clubman Pinaud. Now I shave more often just to smell that scent. But also I would love to see a video how to make a brand-new blade from not shave ready to perfectly honed ready to go, showing every step of the process, short explanation of the techniques, and make the video short as possible 15-20 minutes, not necessarily for newbies, but for people who doesn't want to watch 100 random vids how to... Thanks a lot! Have a wonderful Christmas, enjoy family time! We salute you!
Arh those sounds like some interesting ideas! ;) Yeah, Buddy let me see what I can do for you! I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas! I do enjoy family time. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Wow, I am most mystified by those scratches on the nagura stone. I personally think many who are early in their honing journey do not spend enough time on each stone and dont know when to progress. I have shown a few images of how the scratch patterns should look but I'm sure you could produce some great imagery to educate when an edge is truly ready for the next stone.
What a great suggestion Doug! ;) Yeah, Buddy let me look into how I can make that happen for you! Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
That's a great idea KG! ;) Yeah, Buddy I'll look into it! Thanks for your great comment and suggestion, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great weekend my friend! :) #Heart
Great question Юрий ! Sure thing... you can set the bevel angle by keeping the edge and the spine of your razor on the stone at the same time. I use a 1000 gritstone (the Surhiro) using Half-Strokes 40 on each side (and yes I will count them to get even wear on each side), then 20 Half-Strokes on each side, 10 Half-Strokes on each side, 5 Half-Strokes on each side, followed by 10 cleanup Axe-Strokes. Next, you can test the bevel by wetting your thumbnail and dragging the edge across your thumbnail from the heel to the toe with only the weight of the razor. If the edge feels like it is trying to dig in the full length of your edge you have successfully set the bevel and now you can go through your honing progression. Please let me know how you get along and if you have any other questions, my friend! :) #Heart
Great Video Eric! Count me out of the GiveAway, as you already know I have an ILR. I haven't had any Chipping from mine Either. Mine is just a regular one, not a premium or Ultra Fine. I've used mine for close to 4 years & Never had any problems. I would say it's User Error. I don't use the Slurry Stone I use the under running water method. If you ask me I think the user did something to the slurry Stone so it would scratch the ILR so he could return it because someone told him a JNAT is better but that's my opinion. I Agree with Paul! Over the years you've pretty much covered all there is to know about Straight Razor Shaving but one never knows what one might learn from watching. It doesn't hurt to go back to some of your older videos to refresh the memory. Eric, I hope you & your Family have a Merry Christmas My Friend!
Jody, I can always go back and see if any videos need a refresh as well ;) Yeah, Buddy worth a look! Merry Christmas to You and Your Family! Thanks for Your Great Comment and Encouragement, and thanks for Watching! :) Have a Great Week, Take Care and Stay Safe My Friend! :) #Heart
see i must say i have not had my ILR chip an edge personally. but i have never used a slurry with the stone and have always used the running water technique. i would say that stone was not lapped because it still had the markings on the face . when i first lapped mine it took all that off . also if i have tape on the spine the blade does not always get that stick to the stone feel i have out of curiosity done 100 laps on it . now the edge was not great but it did not chip . now what could i ask you to do on the friday special 🤣🤣🤣🤣 trouble is i think over the years you have covered most things my friend . a more in-depth look and show about both the rolling xstroke and axe stroke would be great as in how you roll and pressure change through the stroke would be awesome
The customer did lap the hone when he got it. When it came back to us, the stamp on the face of the hone was gone. We left the hone EXACTLY the same as it was when it came back. But, we did re-stamp the face. Nothing else had been done to the hone. I specifically told Eric in my letter to him that if our hones do, in fact, produce chipped edges, he should let people know and they should avoid our hones completely. As I suspected, there was no problem with the hone. But, that's the kind of confidence I have in our products. I really do want people to have good gear (whether it be ours or someone else's).
@@billiards0518 well i can tell you i have had mine for quite a while and have never had it chip the edge personally i am very happy with the results i get 👍
Paul, Doug did re-stamp this hone the customer had lapped the stone we just don't know what he used to flatten/lap the stone. You always need the proper tool for the job. I could see how taping the spine would keep your razors from sticking to an ILR. Great suggestion mate! ;) Yeah, Buddy that is something I was thinking about too! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Please try and desc as much detail for your honing series for us blind folks. Blade positioning, angle of movement on stone. I’d like to see a series on blade movement during shave for beginners.
John, I will try to describe the placement, blade position, and angle along with the movements in the new honing series for you. Thanks for your great comment and thanks for being here! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Thanks so much Ultraman1red for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I would like to see the difference in silk protein versus coconut oil or olive oil based with clay alone in their makeup. Haave some original soap made in small batches by a soap crafter in my area that I love. Would like to get your opinion on them.
Andrew that sounds very interesting email me at AdventuresInWetShaving@gmail.com I would love to see what you've got going on, buddy! Thanks for your great comment and offer, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
I have an ILR ultrafine. While I've not had any chipping, the stone does have some "sparklies" that seem to add rogue scratches. I can see too many laps or too much pressure or both causing an edge to chip out. But you can chip out an edge on a Naniwa 12k the same way.
Great point Matthew! ;) Yeah, Buddy too many laps or too much pressure both can be an edge killer. What does the other side of your ILR Stone look like? The new stone will tell you which side to use. I've got an older ILR Premium Ultra Fine stone and I've tried both sides of mine. I like one side better than the other. Thanks for your great comment and tip, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great day my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving the backside is stamped like the one you showed. I haven't lapped that side down but I'd be curious to see what it looks like. The process of flattening the top side definitely revealed more crystalline inclusions than were initially visible. I also wonder if the other guy was using slurry. I don't have any use for slurry on this rock, it sets the edge back.
Matthew, you are right you could get a stray particle if you use a slurry depending on how you made the slurry. I like under the running water technique better then a slurry as well. :) #Heart
Hi, I watch your videos and ask for advice, After the final sharpening on Japanese stones, I want to make a super finish on ILR, How is it better to do it, with a suspension, water with glycerin or just with clean water, and how long or how many circles do you need? to set the sharpening angle?
Great question Юрий ! The sharpening angle is set when bevel setting your straight razor at the beginning of the honing process. But, I believe you are wanting to know how you could use your ILR as a finishing stone. The way I use my ILR is under running water with Axe-Strokes or X-Strokes until the blade starts sticking to the stone with little to no pressure. Next, I will strop the blade 7-10 laps on smooth leather, followed by Axe-Strokes or X-Strokes until the blade starts sticking to the ILR stone with little to no pressure. Then Strop 40-60 laps on smooth leather you should be able to tree-top hairs (cut the hairs on your arm halfway up the hair, without the blade touching your arm) with ease. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for your great question and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Great question David! ;) I won't use it because I use the under the running water technique. Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great weekend my friend! :) #Heart
Great instructional video! Thank you Eric. Would like to see how to properly maintain the edge after shaving; including best practices on how often you should use a stone. Some say with a good Dovo, you can go 3-4 months before taking it to a stone. Is this true?
Great suggestion Charlie! ;) Yeah, Buddy we can look into that! It will depend on that straight razor and the experience the user has shaving with a straight razor! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Oddly enough i have a couple of Dovo's that i use as my regular shavers, since i'm a fanboy of the 6/8" Bismarcks. My experience has been that they go back to the stones after about 15 shaves if i do nothing but strop them before and after a shave. i shave twice a week. However, if you use a balsawood strop with diamond paste, then you can postpone re-honing probably indefinitely. T
@@trunkerdixon Thanks for sharing that, I just got my Dovo about a month ago, and it gives a phenomenal shave!. I do agree with you on having to touch up the Dovo on a stone once in awhile, but not as frequent as a zertone or gold dollar.
Great video. Thanks for demonstrating that method of use for the ILR. It's the same method I use, however had never seen anyone else do it so was a bit nervous about it. Love the ILR. Looking forward to seeing a honing series and was wondering if you could touch on microfiber methods. I know Dr. Matt touches on it a little and there is some info about it on the boards bit I haven't seen much since they started selling more products and the process has become refined. Just not much info on it. I already have an ILR so please don't include me in the giveaway. Would appreciate anything you might have to say on the microfiber and spray topic. Thanks!
Bill let me look into the microfiber and spray topic that sounds interesting! ;) Yeah, Buddy the ILR stones are fantastic! Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Very cool idea X T! ;) Yeah, Buddy that could be interesting! Thanks for your great comment and idea, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving and I assume you gave the honing stone away long ago ... I just found you as I'm trying to get a new edge to my German Dovo 6/8 Renaissance blade which never worked well. Turns out it's edge requires honing before use. Beautiful gold edged with Spanish wood but I never knew that it required an initial edge.
Hello. I think this video should have included pictures taken with the microscope, put as a comparison, because the blade blade shaped like saw teeth, with the microscope is best observed, or the magnifying glass but under a strong light but you can not take pictures. Personally I would like to see a video reflecting my case: I bought the following stones: Shapton 8k and Naniwa12k (both splash and go) under DrMatt's guidance to maintenance the straight razors. Then I bought Naniwa 1k and 4K, Atoma 600 grit, 2 adjustable supports as you have in the video. I bought a 60x magnifier recommended by you, which gives me a different perspective, but a microscope would be much better, especially since you can take pictures. I have tried sharpening and maintaining blades under different techniques, with slurry and without, with pressure at first and then without pressure, with the circles method, then inclined, then straight, then the method presented by you...the fact is that blades that used to cut now don't cut anymore, they started to show chips on blade and small nicks. The blade cuts in the first phase at the WTG stage but at ATG on certain areas it jumps over the hair or is more painful, i.e. it pulls out. From what I have spoken with other guys I understand it is because of the slurry, although many people use this slurry in their sharpening procedure. After 4 years of trying a lot of products in the wet shaving category with DE razor, I switched to straight shaving category which I actually fell in love with and which reassures me a lot when I shave. I've invested a bit in all the products I have, I'm also on the forums, but this maintenance stage doesn't work, more than that I shave with both hands and quite quickly. This I would like to see how to sharpen a straight razor whose blade shows nicks (chips), how to get past them and more than that I should know from what they appeared. Thank you very much and only from Romania.
Gurlui agreed microscope picture would have been nice, but I just didn't think about it. Great suggestion let me see what I can do for you I have a straight razor that will only work for a couple of shaves and then needs to be re-honed. Maybe it has the same problem as yours. Thanks for your great comment and suggestion, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
I would like to be entered into the giveaway, however, I am currently a de shaver and I am very curious about straight razors. I would like to see how a newbie could get into straight razors on a budget. Thank you
Great suggestion Johnny! ;) Yeah, Buddy let me look into putting a video together showing how to start straight razor shaving on a budget! Thanks for your great comment and suggestion, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
Can you give me a help for removing the stings of my straight razor? I used trailing spine strokes on the 12 k and also vertical strokes on the stone letting the razor flat. I also tried stropping 100 strokes on ieans. BUt it stings and doesn't slide well .It meets resistance in advance In the cutting. But the worst is that stings. I improved because before it cut the skin letting hole on the skin! I have done a regular progression 1000, 2000, 3000, 5000,8000,12000, 30000, but the results are poor!
Zen will your straight razor Tree-Top hairs halfway up on your arm? What do you mean by vertical strokes? Please let me know more your edge should be light-saber sharp. The Thayers Witch Hazel does a fine job removing the sting as an after-shave. Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a great weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Yes the razor cut the hairs of arms. Vertical strokes means this: put the blade flat on the stone in the direction of the toe and centered in the stone and make a movement back ( moving the blade outside the stone) and forward ( moving inside the stone) on the stone like I saw in some video to remove burrs but didn't work too much! I found the product but I don't need that because the problem is the razor.If I use a shavette it cuts,loke butter!!! So it is the blade!
First I would remove the burr by stopping Zen. The second may be your blade has too shallow of an overall bevel angle... I like right around 18 degrees total bevel angle (this is adding both sides together). I hope you had a wonderful holiday season buddy! :) #Heart
Sorry but yours answers were not correct! The angle bevel was perfect and the strop could not remove micro burrs of a certain size! Now that I am a master I can remover any kind of burrs or chips!!! It costed me a lot!!!!!🤐 That stone has been tested by others people on you tube a microscope put in Evidence the big and numerous chips it created! By eye you cannot see anything!!!! You need a lot of enlargments or put it to your skin!!!🎉 A gold dollar is not a good tester!!!!!🎉🎉
I found irl stone because of you, I used it on my dovo straight razor, restored wade and butcher straight razor and never had an issue.
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I would always appreciate more honing videos even though I'm not a complete beginner. I can always learn more.
More to come, Mike! ;) Yeah, Buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
im in! i would love to see a more in depth series on soaps and the history of certain blades, famous people who may have used them. also a a very in depth about the mechanics of bevel setting and finishing. maybe tours of the down town historic district of where you live
That's some great suggestions, Jeff! ;) Yeah, Buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and ideas, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
I had an issue with the premium ultra fine, which was the 8x3 stone I bought after really liking the standard ultra fine 6x2 stone. I found it wasn't giving me the same edge and the only difference I could tell was that the premium had a glassy smooth, polished finish while the standard was rougher. So I lapped the stone to a 400 DMT diamond finish and found it to work much better. I'm not sure what others have noticed, but I find it very slow and hard to hone on the highly polished (what many call burnished) finish. I would recommend to anyone having problems achieving a sharp, smooth edge to try roughing up the surface.
Well said D Brock! ;) I maintain my ILR with a well-used 325 DMT and have been very happy with the edges from my Premium Ultra Fine stone too.
Thanks for your great comment and Tip, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
You could do a Friday special on strop paste like variety of grits they have and how they can be used to keep edges going between honings as a quick fix , like if you’re in a rush to go to work and don’t have time break out a stone.
Or do a paste progression after a bevel set and see what the results are like
Anthony that could be interesting! ;) Yeah, Buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and idea, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! Cheers! :) #Heart
I agree with Paul Speller. You have covered all aspects of straight razor use to the point that I can't come up with a new topic for you to cover. I just enjoy learning from you. Merry Christmas Eric!
Merry Christmas to you and your family Ken! ;) Yeah, Buddy!
Thanks so much for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Great video. I think it might be useful to show how fix the heel of a Gold dollar razor to make it more suitable for honing.
Great suggestion Jeronimo! ;) Yeah, Buddy let me see what I can do fro you!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
Enjoyed this video Eric. Id like to see a video diving into why around the 12k range is the recommended finishing stone. Additionally would be cool to see how a 20k+ finished razor shaves.
Best,
Chris
Great suggestion Chris! ;) Yeah, Buddy let me see what I can put together for you!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great week, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Thanks Eric. I'll keep an eye out for the video! Have a great week!
Very nice Eric. Glad you are doing okay. It sounds someone new tried to hone with that stone and didn't use it properly because I've never had any issues with mine for a long time now.
Right on Stephen! ;) Agreed, I've never had any issues with mine either! I'm so happy to see you back and doing well! I hope the snow isn't too bad where you are buddy.
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a great day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Great honing video. I am guessing that the shaver was doing x strokes and the blade was not flat so that the edge of the stone caused the chipping. Enjoy your day.
That could very well be Joseph! ;) Yeah, Buddy!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, enjoy your day, and have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
Hi, very interesting ILR stone for honing. My idea for the next FRIDAY SPECIALS is "¿how sharp my new straight razor just open the box?". Have a nica day.
The ILR is a great honing stone, Santiago!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Have a good day, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
Maybe a video that explains how to create a bevel ,what's a good bevel ..pretty much all about bevels.
What a great suggestion Jesus! ;) Setting the Bevel is the most important part of honing! It needs to be right before moving on through to honing progression.
Thanks for your great comment and suggestion, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
I'd like to see a demonstration that utilizes the diamond lapping stone. I've heard that drawing crosshatch pencil marks on a hone is a good way to see if the hone is flattened properly depending on how well the pencil marks are removed. Hope that makes sense. Thanks Eric
That sounds good Rick! ;) Yeah, Buddy I can definitely put something together for you!
Thanks for your great comment and suggestion, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
I would like to be entered for a chance to win the ILR as I am in need of a finishing stone. As far as what I'd like to see, I'm not sure as I have just got into straight razor shaving. I think what I'd most like to see in the future is "what characteristics makes a good finishing stone". Thank you for all the hard work you put into making educational videos for us.
Great suggestion Robbie! ;) Yeah, Buddy let me see what I can put together for you!
Thanks for your great comment and encouragement, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
I own 3 ILR's, 2 premiums plus the black 8-10k and they perform really well in my opinion. I get great shaves from them and they cost me a ton less than some of my other polishers. For me the ILR's work best when using the Dr Matt method.
Peter, I agree they have a great price and work well! ;) Yeah, Buddy the Dr Matt's under the running water technique is nice!
Thanks for your great comment and thanks for watching! :) Have a great weekend, take care and stay safe my friend! :) #Heart
@@AdventuresInWetShaving Great work in educating folks Sir. I started my journey over 20 years ago and the amount of misinformation out there was terrible. You have an awesome day my friend.
I’d like to see a side-by-side to determine if lightly dulling the blade is necessary while moving from stone to stone. Does it really make the process better?
I might also add into that the ‘tomato test’ for sharpness.
Peter that's a very interesting idea! ;) Yeah, Buddy let me see what I can do for you!
Thanks for your great comment and idea, and thanks for watching! :) Take care and stay safe, have a great week my friend! :) #Heart
Can you do a video on how to restore vintage straight razors?
Great question Vince! Let me see what I have to work with :) #Heart
Hardly surprising it was user error. I missed what the K rating was on the hone, I just heard "ultra fine". It would have been good to have seen you kill the edge on the Gold Dollar, then do a hanging hair test once sharpened. I'm 100% sure it would have passed, but it would have been good to fully demonstrate the hone.
Great question xxXXCarbon6XXxx! ;) The rating on this hone is somewhere in the neighborhood of 12-15k, but now it's rated as most other natural stones so it's an Ultra Fine. I too believe it would pass the hanging hair test as well in a full hone.
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I love slate honing stones! I use a 7inch slate that was cut a 120 something years ago. That my brother gave me. I even use it on my hunting knives sometimes.
Randy, I'm with you slate stones are excellent for honing straight razors or knives! ;) Yeah Buddy! #Heart
That was a great video! I am looking forward to your honing series. I would be curious for you to explain or give your opinion or the Hanging Hair Test. If it will pass a hanging hair test does that mean it will cut and give a comfortable shave or maybe just cut hair. Basically your take. Take care!
The new honing series is coming soon! ;) Yeah, Buddy!
Great suggestion Randall let me look into putting a video together on the different tests and what they really mean.
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Hi Eric, good to see you again! For next Friday special I would like to see more product presentation, like soaps, aftershave lotions/creams, brush, your impressions. I have bought a couple of your products presented in your videos and every one of them was absolute crazy nice, I am delighted with Clubman Pinaud. Now I shave more often just to smell that scent. But also I would love to see a video how to make a brand-new blade from not shave ready to perfectly honed ready to go, showing every step of the process, short explanation of the techniques, and make the video short as possible 15-20 minutes, not necessarily for newbies, but for people who doesn't want to watch 100 random vids how to...
Thanks a lot! Have a wonderful Christmas, enjoy family time!
We salute you!
Arh those sounds like some interesting ideas! ;) Yeah, Buddy let me see what I can do for you! I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas! I do enjoy family time.
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Wow, I am most mystified by those scratches on the nagura stone.
I personally think many who are early in their honing journey do not spend enough time on each stone and dont know when to progress. I have shown a few images of how the scratch patterns should look but I'm sure you could produce some great imagery to educate when an edge is truly ready for the next stone.
What a great suggestion Doug! ;) Yeah, Buddy let me look into how I can make that happen for you!
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It would be cool to see a video about different strop pastes.
Cheers man, have a great weekend.
That's a great idea KG! ;) Yeah, Buddy I'll look into it!
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,,,Thank you for your reply, I also ask you to tell me how to correctly set the initial angle of sharpening of razors ,,,
Great question Юрий ! Sure thing... you can set the bevel angle by keeping the edge and the spine of your razor on the stone at the same time. I use a 1000 gritstone (the Surhiro) using Half-Strokes 40 on each side (and yes I will count them to get even wear on each side), then 20 Half-Strokes on each side, 10 Half-Strokes on each side, 5 Half-Strokes on each side, followed by 10 cleanup Axe-Strokes. Next, you can test the bevel by wetting your thumbnail and dragging the edge across your thumbnail from the heel to the toe with only the weight of the razor. If the edge feels like it is trying to dig in the full length of your edge you have successfully set the bevel and now you can go through your honing progression. Please let me know how you get along and if you have any other questions, my friend! :) #Heart
Great Video Eric! Count me out of the GiveAway, as you already know I have an ILR. I haven't had any Chipping from mine Either. Mine is just a regular one, not a premium or Ultra Fine. I've used mine for close to 4 years & Never had any problems. I would say it's User Error. I don't use the Slurry Stone I use the under running water method. If you ask me I think the user did something to the slurry Stone so it would scratch the ILR so he could return it because someone told him a JNAT is better but that's my opinion. I Agree with Paul! Over the years you've pretty much covered all there is to know about Straight Razor Shaving but one never knows what one might learn from watching. It doesn't hurt to go back to some of your older videos to refresh the memory. Eric, I hope you & your Family have a Merry Christmas My Friend!
Jody, I can always go back and see if any videos need a refresh as well ;) Yeah, Buddy worth a look! Merry Christmas to You and Your Family!
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see i must say i have not had my ILR chip an edge personally. but i have never used a slurry with the stone and have always used the running water technique. i would say that stone was not lapped because it still had the markings on the face . when i first lapped mine it took all that off . also if i have tape on the spine the blade does not always get that stick to the stone feel i have out of curiosity done 100 laps on it . now the edge was not great but it did not chip . now what could i ask you to do on the friday special 🤣🤣🤣🤣 trouble is i think over the years you have covered most things my friend . a more in-depth look and show about both the rolling xstroke and axe stroke would be great as in how you roll and pressure change through the stroke would be awesome
The customer did lap the hone when he got it. When it came back to us, the stamp on the face of the hone was gone. We left the hone EXACTLY the same as it was when it came back. But, we did re-stamp the face. Nothing else had been done to the hone.
I specifically told Eric in my letter to him that if our hones do, in fact, produce chipped edges, he should let people know and they should avoid our hones completely. As I suspected, there was no problem with the hone. But, that's the kind of confidence I have in our products. I really do want people to have good gear (whether it be ours or someone else's).
@@billiards0518 well i can tell you i have had mine for quite a while and have never had it chip the edge personally i am very happy with the results i get 👍
Paul, Doug did re-stamp this hone the customer had lapped the stone we just don't know what he used to flatten/lap the stone. You always need the proper tool for the job. I could see how taping the spine would keep your razors from sticking to an ILR.
Great suggestion mate! ;) Yeah, Buddy that is something I was thinking about too!
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Please try and desc as much detail for your honing series for us blind folks. Blade positioning, angle of movement on stone. I’d like to see a series on blade movement during shave for beginners.
John, I will try to describe the placement, blade position, and angle along with the movements in the new honing series for you.
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Great video.
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I would like to see the difference in silk protein versus coconut oil or olive oil based with clay alone in their makeup. Haave some original soap made in small batches by a soap crafter in my area that I love. Would like to get your opinion on them.
Andrew that sounds very interesting email me at AdventuresInWetShaving@gmail.com I would love to see what you've got going on, buddy!
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I have an ILR ultrafine. While I've not had any chipping, the stone does have some "sparklies" that seem to add rogue scratches. I can see too many laps or too much pressure or both causing an edge to chip out. But you can chip out an edge on a Naniwa 12k the same way.
Great point Matthew! ;) Yeah, Buddy too many laps or too much pressure both can be an edge killer. What does the other side of your ILR Stone look like? The new stone will tell you which side to use. I've got an older ILR Premium Ultra Fine stone and I've tried both sides of mine. I like one side better than the other.
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@@AdventuresInWetShaving the backside is stamped like the one you showed. I haven't lapped that side down but I'd be curious to see what it looks like. The process of flattening the top side definitely revealed more crystalline inclusions than were initially visible. I also wonder if the other guy was using slurry. I don't have any use for slurry on this rock, it sets the edge back.
Matthew, you are right you could get a stray particle if you use a slurry depending on how you made the slurry. I like under the running water technique better then a slurry as well. :) #Heart
Hi, I watch your videos and ask for advice, After the final sharpening on Japanese stones, I want to make a super finish on ILR, How is it better to do it, with a suspension, water with glycerin or just with clean water, and how long or how many circles do you need? to set the sharpening angle?
Great question Юрий ! The sharpening angle is set when bevel setting your straight razor at the beginning of the honing process. But, I believe you are wanting to know how you could use your ILR as a finishing stone. The way I use my ILR is under running water with Axe-Strokes or X-Strokes until the blade starts sticking to the stone with little to no pressure. Next, I will strop the blade 7-10 laps on smooth leather, followed by Axe-Strokes or X-Strokes until the blade starts sticking to the ILR stone with little to no pressure. Then Strop 40-60 laps on smooth leather you should be able to tree-top hairs (cut the hairs on your arm halfway up the hair, without the blade touching your arm) with ease. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
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Great video. I just got my ILR 12k to 15k it came with a slurry stones do we use that before honing my straight razor
Great question David! ;) I won't use it because I use the under the running water technique.
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Great instructional video! Thank you Eric.
Would like to see how to properly maintain the edge after shaving; including best practices on how often you should use a stone. Some say with a good Dovo, you can go 3-4 months before taking it to a stone. Is this true?
Great suggestion Charlie! ;) Yeah, Buddy we can look into that! It will depend on that straight razor and the experience the user has shaving with a straight razor!
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Oddly enough i have a couple of Dovo's that i use as my regular shavers, since i'm a fanboy of the 6/8" Bismarcks. My experience has been that they go back to the stones after about 15 shaves if i do nothing but strop them before and after a shave. i shave twice a week.
However, if you use a balsawood strop with diamond paste, then you can postpone re-honing probably indefinitely.
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Pretty sure Eric has a Fred Herder blade with 520 shaves on it!
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LOL ! ;) Well maybe not that many shaves on my Ace Of Spade, but a lot for sure! :) #Heart
@@trunkerdixon Thanks for sharing that, I just got my Dovo about a month ago, and it gives a phenomenal shave!. I do agree with you on having to touch up the Dovo on a stone once in awhile, but not as frequent as a zertone or gold dollar.
Great video. Thanks for demonstrating that method of use for the ILR. It's the same method I use, however had never seen anyone else do it so was a bit nervous about it. Love the ILR. Looking forward to seeing a honing series and was wondering if you could touch on microfiber methods. I know Dr. Matt touches on it a little and there is some info about it on the boards bit I haven't seen much since they started selling more products and the process has become refined. Just not much info on it. I already have an ILR so please don't include me in the giveaway. Would appreciate anything you might have to say on the microfiber and spray topic.
Thanks!
Bill let me look into the microfiber and spray topic that sounds interesting! ;) Yeah, Buddy the ILR stones are fantastic!
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how about "history of shaving" methods, blades etc ... I've always wondered how men since time of antiquity removed their facial hairs
Very cool idea X T! ;) Yeah, Buddy that could be interesting!
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@@AdventuresInWetShaving and I assume you gave the honing stone away long ago ... I just found you as I'm trying to get a new edge to my German Dovo 6/8 Renaissance blade which never worked well. Turns out it's edge requires honing before use. Beautiful gold edged with Spanish wood but I never knew that it required an initial edge.
Hello. I think this video should have included pictures taken with the microscope, put as a comparison, because the blade blade shaped like saw teeth, with the microscope is best observed, or the magnifying glass but under a strong light but you can not take pictures.
Personally I would like to see a video reflecting my case:
I bought the following stones: Shapton 8k and Naniwa12k (both splash and go) under DrMatt's guidance to maintenance the straight razors. Then I bought Naniwa 1k and 4K, Atoma 600 grit, 2 adjustable supports as you have in the video. I bought a 60x magnifier recommended by you, which gives me a different perspective, but a microscope would be much better, especially since you can take pictures. I have tried sharpening and maintaining blades under different techniques, with slurry and without, with pressure at first and then without pressure, with the circles method, then inclined, then straight, then the method presented by you...the fact is that blades that used to cut now don't cut anymore, they started to show chips on blade and small nicks. The blade cuts in the first phase at the WTG stage but at ATG on certain areas it jumps over the hair or is more painful, i.e. it pulls out. From what I have spoken with other guys I understand it is because of the slurry, although many people use this slurry in their sharpening procedure. After 4 years of trying a lot of products in the wet shaving category with DE razor, I switched to straight shaving category which I actually fell in love with and which reassures me a lot when I shave. I've invested a bit in all the products I have, I'm also on the forums, but this maintenance stage doesn't work, more than that I shave with both hands and quite quickly. This I would like to see how to sharpen a straight razor whose blade shows nicks (chips), how to get past them and more than that I should know from what they appeared. Thank you very much and only from Romania.
Gurlui agreed microscope picture would have been nice, but I just didn't think about it.
Great suggestion let me see what I can do for you I have a straight razor that will only work for a couple of shaves and then needs to be re-honed. Maybe it has the same problem as yours.
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I would like to be entered into the giveaway, however, I am currently a de shaver and I am very curious about straight razors. I would like to see how a newbie could get into straight razors on a budget. Thank you
Great suggestion Johnny! ;) Yeah, Buddy let me look into putting a video together showing how to start straight razor shaving on a budget!
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Can you give me a help for removing the stings of my straight razor? I used trailing spine strokes on the 12 k and also vertical strokes on the stone letting the razor flat. I also tried stropping 100 strokes on ieans. BUt it stings and doesn't slide well .It meets resistance in advance In the cutting. But the worst is that stings. I improved because before it cut the skin letting hole on the skin! I have done a regular progression 1000, 2000, 3000, 5000,8000,12000, 30000, but the results are poor!
Zen will your straight razor Tree-Top hairs halfway up on your arm? What do you mean by vertical strokes? Please let me know more your edge should be light-saber sharp. The Thayers Witch Hazel does a fine job removing the sting as an after-shave.
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@@AdventuresInWetShaving Yes the razor cut the hairs of arms. Vertical strokes means this: put the blade flat on the stone in the direction of the toe and centered in the stone and make a movement back ( moving the blade outside the stone) and forward ( moving inside the stone) on the stone like I saw in some video to remove burrs but didn't work too much! I found the product but I don't need that because the problem is the razor.If I use a shavette it cuts,loke butter!!! So it is the blade!
First I would remove the burr by stopping Zen. The second may be your blade has too shallow of an overall bevel angle... I like right around 18 degrees total bevel angle (this is adding both sides together).
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Sorry but yours answers were not correct! The angle bevel was perfect and the strop could not remove micro burrs of a certain size! Now that I am a master I can remover any kind of burrs or chips!!! It costed me a lot!!!!!🤐 That stone has been tested by others people on you tube a microscope put in Evidence the big and numerous chips it created! By eye you cannot see anything!!!! You need a lot of enlargments or put it to your skin!!!🎉 A gold dollar is not a good tester!!!!!🎉🎉
It's a proven fact that hones don't chip blades. Idiots that don't know what they are doing chip blades on stones.
Love my ILR stones.
I need an ILR stone. 🪨
Vince, they are fantastic my friend! :) #Heart