Thank you Geo!

That's a nice straight razor Geo. Combining it with a great demonstration on sharpening. Another great video Geo, take care.

Keep up the good work geo 💪💪💪

Best Channel on KZfaq platform. Geofatboy! Saving money and gaining knowledge one day at a time. Thanks for the video Geo fat boy!

Very interesting, thanks!!

Great job goi

great video! I have my first straight coming and I'll try to learn something about sharpening. Wish me luck!

Great job Geo👍👍 Maintenance is mandatory with str8's, DIY or shipped off for professional services. This one looks nice and sharp, ready for that beard... Enjoy!

Damn I wanted one of these but I wouldn't do all that to keep it sharp. I guess I'll go with those disposables straight razor that you just switch the blades

I ran into this "singing blade" issue exactly this morning while polishing and restoring and honing a Boker from ebay. I also received a Dubl Duck Golden Edge from the same previous owner. I noticed that on both blades the previous owner how they achieved this is beyond me? Unless they honed x stroke toe forward edge leading? The bevels were steeper torwards the toe and the spine was rounded in such a way it almost looked factory but I knew that wasnt so. Towards the heel the spine was thicker almost new and the bevels were very shallow. The heel held a great edge that I cut in and set on the Norton 4k but in the middle and almost to the toe spots wouldnt plink or tree top arm hair or pass the tomato skin test between 8k Norton and 12k Naniwa. So after I corrected the heel I double and tripled up tape in the dull spots on the section of bevel to the spine to touch down the acceptable angles of the bevels on the stones, then took it to the ILR hone, then balsa diamond progression stropped from .50 micron to .01 micron and nailed it. Then denim and mother's mag polished the edge, then .01 micron balsa again, then firehose and and Latigo. But yeah I definitely heard the singing/ringing on my ILR firehose strop. Oh heres another tip I figured out on my own. Rather than always lapping from swarf build up. Try wet sanding 8k and below with 1000 grit auto sand paper to clear and 12k and above with 1500 grit. Makes a small difference in the cut. Always try to detect if swarf is coming off the spine or the bevels, and look at the striations and level of polish on them. That will tell you how and why and where you are touching down. Idealy but not always possible, you want even swarf across the stone. Even swarf typically but not always indicates even geometry. But the denim and Mothers mag polish removes any foil edge also. Also stroke edge leading for however many laps until the stroke feels flat, smooth, no resistance, and "slicker" in the motion. Where you see water move evenly or squegee. Then back stroke it. Or edge trailing stroke. Ive gotten so good at this and geomery correction in 3 months and edges I couldnt get 20 years ago, that I'm confident you give me just about any razor with decent but worn bevels and spine, with no rust pits on the bevels that ill get it plinking tree topping and shaving in no time. Its become my obsession again. I've done 30 restos already and am to a point where I dont even use any microscope or magnificatio anymore. I just hold the bevels to the light, and look for any glint or foil over on the edge for very little if any glint possible if any. 😂😂😂

Now your going to have to perform an arm shave, coz you can't go out looking like that!😂😂😂👊 Top man Geo.

Awesome! was hoping for a sharpening video! You should do an arm hair giveaway to all your cult followers!! Lol

Nice job! Sounded like Mrs fatboy was vacuuming at the end of the video, lol. HAGS HAGD!

hey Geo, I would love to see your opinion on the Kismet blades from germany, ideally in combination with a Weck razor Would be cool to see an expert shave with that

Thats a heavy draw on that strop of yours! I have a similar one. Its a Stamesky. Great strop lots of real estate.

Yeah i got no stand either. I just throw it right in the Nortons plastic case. I have no left arm hair left from testing all these razors this week. 😂

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Seeing the metal marks on the stone, does that mean it isn’t flat ?

Nice movie... only my english is bad - but that's my problem 😂 Greetings from Poland😀

I tried this on several different razors, one was super thin , when I used synthetic motor oil on the stone all the sudden I got a far better edge so sharp it shaved my arm hair with ease !

Really helpful video. I have a question, the top of knife from straight razor touch the stone?

So how are you setting the angle for honing the edge. Is the spine touching the stone as well as the edge? If not how do you set and keep a constant angle?

I have an old straight razor that was in my Dad's stuff when he died. I think it must have been his father's. It's a GIESEN & FORSTHOFF, made in Solingen Germany. I've never thought about using, or even sharpening it, till now. So I have a stupid question. Does the side of the spine rest on the stone while you sharpen. Thanks. Oh yeah, it sings.

flat on the stone, no angle?

Over time would you be reducing the spine while sharpening the blade?

Nice blade… but I thought we were gonna get to hear you sing, Geo.

Wait is t that a finishing stone? I think you should have done that process, but chromium oxide first then the finishing stone then the leather strop.

Hello..I just sharpend my razor badly lol, its really sharp on one side lol My head can't figure out which side to sharpen lol If I pull right with my right thumb on the blade it grabs but if I pull on the left thumb it doesn't grab.. Should I just blunt it and start again?

If you only push the blade into the a wetstone as you move it in the oposite direction where the edge is pointing (i don't mean the tip) you won't cut into or chip the stone.

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Hi Geo .... ended I'm tired of this job,, Stones, water, leather , lenses to see the details ,experiences ,different opinions and advice! expensive costs!!!with this , the result is always negative!!! Unparalleled safety razor with ready , sharp and cheap DE blade!! if you prefer a folded razor the feather provides an excellent option.

A lot of people think a shavette or a safety razor is better😂 And this it true fir them judt because they have never experieced a shaving with a blade honed perfectly🙄🥱 They use blades not shave ready! By the manufactures abd themself 😅💩💩