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Thread: HALF LAP HONING BURR MAKING?
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10-05-2020, 02:06 PM #1
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Thanked: 3215"Yet Kamisori Honing uses Back and Forth aka Japanese Honing kinda puts the Kabosh on many of the detractions to using it"
No, not really. Kamisori honing, and the stroke are different, because you can use more pressure and avoid the issue described.
Yes, an experienced honer could avoid any issue, using the technique with Western razors, but pressure will still be greater on the leading edge. Spine leading vs Edge leading, unless you apply the pressure to the edge, but applying that kind of pressure on a hollow ground western razor can cause other issues, especially for less experienced honers.
The post is geared towards new honers who cannot set a bevel. Who are not honing to the edge, and do not understand why?
As with all razor honing, there are many roads, and which technique and stone(s) we use does not matter if it produces the desired results.
Most of the Kamisori honing I have seen using Jnats by experienced Japanese honers, use edge leading finishing strokes, which minimize a bur, but like honing Western razors, there is more than one way to hone a razor.
The point of the post was to get others, especially new guys to look at their bevels and edges and better understand what they are seeing. As I said, I am a fan of the technique and use it on almost all razors with great results but edge leading finishing laps improves results for me.
A new guy slapping a razor on a 1k stone and doing large number of half laps 20-30, on each side, not looking at the bevel with enough magnification or knowledge, to understand what is occurring is a problem.
Look at it with magnification and get a better understanding of what is occurring and why. And if you do create a bur, it is not the end of the world, joint it and re-set the edge.