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Identifier : essayonbarbersra00lebl Title : Essay on barbers' razors, razor hones, razor strops and razor honing .. Year : 1895 ( 1890s ) Authors : Le Blanc, Napoleon. [from old catalog] Subjects : Razors Publisher : Parkesburg, Pa., A. H. Potts & co., steam printers Contributing Library : The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor : Sloan Foundation
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Text Appearing After Image: nearly reached the number specified with the description of the kind of hone youare using. Then wet your finger nail and draw the edge lightly across the nail.If it adheres to the nail smoothly and evenly take a half dozen short, light strokes,making the letter X with thin lather, (if you are using lather, but if you are usingoil, add a few drops more and if you are using water hone, add water to finish).Then wet the end of your finger on your tongue until sensitive and draw over theedge, noticing whether it adheres evenly, smoothly and keenly. If not, draw a fewmore very short strokes and try again in the same manner. Care should betaken toavoid over honing. It is better to stop before it is quite done, than to over hone.Barbers who are unable to feel the keenness of the fine edge, will have better suc-cess by using water hones, but to them I would recommend the Eclipse, the Star,the Finest Grit and the Japanese hones. Fifth. When honing a very dull razor begin by rubbing four or fiv
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