How To Sharpen a Smiling Straight Razor

Geo performs a sharpening on a “Smiling” Straight Razor. This is one of the old school antique straight razors from his collection. This razor was made in Sheffield, England by George Wostenholm and Sons. It is a thick, hefty 6/8 blade and is in need of some TLC in the sharpening dept. Called upon to accomplish the task are the Norton 4000/8000 combination stone and the Naniwa 12,000 grit water stone. The blades are soaked with water, then round trips are performed on each with light pressure, keeping the blade flat on the stone. Next on to the Shave Nation 3 inch leather strop. Round trips are performed on the fabric side which is loaded with chromium oxide, then on to the smooth leather side. The result is a shave-ready straight razor that cuts hairs at the base and midway on the hair itself. This will bring the razor to a shave ready condition and definitely sharp enough to shave with, as will be seen in the next video! Click on "Show More" (below) to purchase Straight Razors, Sharpening Stones, Chromium Oxide, and Leather Razor Strops shown in the video or go to ShaveNation.com Let us know what you’d like to see in an upcoming Geofatboy Shave Nation video. Please Subscribe, Like, Comment, and Share with Your Friends. Over 600 Videos, Shaving and More! Thanks for Watching! GEAR SHOWN: Sharpening Stones: https://bit.ly/AllStonesSN Razor Strops: https://bit.ly/AllStropsSN Straight Razors: https://bit.ly/StraightRazorsSN Chromium Oxide: https://bit.ly/ChromiumOxideBarSN Shave Nation Microfiber Cloth: http://bit.ly/SNMicrofiberTowel TOP TEN SHAVING ITEMS: #1) Shave Nation Wide Stick Alum Block: http://bit.ly/WideStickAlumSN #2) TOBS Sandalwood: http://bit.ly/TOBSSandalwoodCreamSN #3) Feather Blades: http://bit.ly/FeatherDEblades #4) Henson AL13: https://bit.ly/HensonAL13RazorSN #5) SN Lather Bowl: http://bit.ly/ShaveNationLatherBowl #6) T3 Brush: https://bit.ly/TrafalgarSyntheticBrushSN #7) Proraso Shaving Cream: http://bit.ly/ProrasoMenthEucCreamSN #8) Alum Stick: http://bit.ly/AlumBlocksSN #9) Astra Blades: http://bit.ly/AstraBladesSN #10) Proraso Aftershave: http://bit.ly/ProrasoBalmBlue Geofatboy's Popular Attire: Ray Ban Aviator Sunglasses: https://amzn.to/3dwLah8 Randolph Aviator Sunglasses: https://amzn.to/3AziGMR G Shock Watch: https://amzn.to/3lU6qzq Shirt: https://bit.ly/SNSoftTShirt Filming Equipment: Camera: http://amzn.to/2ukcw4e Memory Card: http://amzn.to/2uozfgf Tripod: http://amzn.to/2un6OPi Microphone: http://amzn.to/2ufiSCx Background Music: http://amzn.to/2sVSA40 Social Media: YouTube: http://bit.ly/GeofatboyYT Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBGeofatboy Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstaGeofatboy Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstaShaveNation Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterGeofatboy How It All Started? The Story of Geofatboy and Shave Nation    • The Story of Geofatboy and Shave Nation   Have A Great Shave, Have A Great Day! Geo