Quote Originally Posted by Euclid440 View Post
Too much pressure at low grits.

Not intended to be a beat-up Livi thread.

Fact, Novice honers have a problem with pressure and low grit stones resulting in a chipping edge.

Would eliminating the low grit (1K) stone, solve many of the novice’s issues of pressure? A 3 or 4K stone will leave much shallower stria and fat less chipping.
I would say the pressure problem for noobs would be across the board with all hones not just 1 k.

It's a matter of horses for courses with stone choice. A 3k stone can't do what is required of a 320 grit stone & vice versa, however, with a setup like Livi's, a 320 grit would be redundant as it seem 1k is also for him.

The 3k Livi used to reset the bevel on that razor was ample for that job. The blade was new & needed minimal grinding for restoration.