Thread: A circle stroke for smiles

nah. Swooping is optional on the last 1/3.

I just had to do something to get the blade end-to-end without grinding out the smile. This works for me to keep it flat and pressure _moving_ along the smile.

It's the 45-degree stroke with a big circle in the middle and finger placements changing every 1/3 of stroke.

Until i added the circle, i was getting too much heel/toe emphasis and not-consistent at that. The circle slows me down and makes me think through all pressure transfers.

too bad i only have one smiler to play with...

I might try a vid--someday (you will know, at that point in time).


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[some time later]
You might remember the cat jumping through the "9" on Eveready batteries from a long time ago, if you are old enough. That "9" or "6" looks like 2/3 of this stroke. That's what keeps popping into my head. Novice Honer, long time d-cell user!

For me, and maybe it helps somebuddy else, this notion helps me manage the pressure transitions across the convex edge--whilst keep the spine on the stone. I have to be careful not to lean on the edge too much--like Japanese single-bevel sharpening.

(yes i've moved on to 3-volt batts).