37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Will NOT be the only stone you need to hone a Straight!,
September 10, 2008 L. Liu - See all my reviews
This review is from: Colonel Ichabod Conk Straight Razor Sharpening Stone (Health and Beauty)
I bought this stone before I knew anything about straight razor shaving.. Had I read a LITTLE BIT more about honing and using straight razors, I would not have purchased this one.
Amongst the Cons: The stone..
..isn't wide enough to accommodate the entire blade edge
..isn't long enough to allow a satisfying pass
..still requires a lap to flatten
..without other stones, your ability to restore, repair, and re-edge a blade are severely restricted
As any experienced straight razor owner knows, a satisfying and frustrating shave are separated, quite literally, by a razor's edge. Since honing a straight razor is so sensitive to technique and honing style, it's important, especially for beginners, to find a tool that gives every possible advantage to the user.
If you're looking for an easy to use set of honing stones, I recommend the...Read more
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Move along, nothing to see here,
December 4, 2008 Brandon White (Cleveland, OH USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Colonel Ichabod Conk Straight Razor Sharpening Stone (Health and Beauty)
I purchased this when first getting into straight razors because I didn't know what I was doing. I would even go so far to say that this is exactly who this product is geared towards -- the uninformed. It WILL put a crude edge on your razor (if you know what you're doing) but can just as easily permanently damage your razor. I will keep for knife sharpening, but it will not touch my new Dovo.
PROS
-Cheap, can be used for honing practice on a cheap, practice razor.
CONS
-Not useful for serious honing on serious shavers.
-Way too narrow (even for cross motion honing).
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Worthless for shaving....,
February 11, 2009 tommydkat - See all my reviews
This review is from: Colonel Ichabod Conk Straight Razor Sharpening Stone (Health and Beauty)
To get a good straight razor shave, you need a wet stone that is at least 4000 grit if not 8000 on one side, and 4000 on the other. This thing had NO grit level written on the front or back. Cost was right, if I wanted a really good stone, I should have bought the one that cost 89.00. Which I did... Now I can shave.. Oh yeah, I had to buy a 90.00 straight razor as well.. If you plan on sharpening kitchen knives or fishing hooks.. great stone for the price.. WORTHLESS for straight razors. I bought it becaue it was a package deal.. it was a mistake.
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