Thread: Funny honing story

So I'm out at dinner with my fiancee.

We're eating, having a grand old time, when she looks down with great concern and says, "Oh my god! What happened to your arm?"

I'm rather surprised by this, because as far as I know, my arm is fine. I wondered if maybe I unknowingly stabbed myself with a steak knife or dribbled sauce all over it. I look at it, and no, it's absolutely normal.

I say, "What? It's fine."

She holds up my left arm to my right arm to compare, and points to the left one.

She says, "What happened to all your hair?"

The day before, I got my new 16k Shapton in the mail, and had spent the previous night honing. I guess I'd better switch to the HHT. And yes, I'm a righty.

cass

Maybe when your hair grows back just choose individual arm hairs rather than complete deforestation.

Heck, I've even had to resort to my ankles/legs because I removed all of the usable hair from my arms!

Originally Posted by xChris

Heck, I've even had to resort to my ankles/legs because I removed all of the usable hair from my arms!

I am glad that you can admit to that, because I wont!

Yeah that's the dreaded bare patch honing disease

I have started to try and only pop a few hairs at different spots on the edge to cure this, but it is a terrible affliction....

So what's wrong with your arm?

Originally Posted by xChris

Heck, I've even had to resort to my ankles/legs because I removed all of the usable hair from my arms!

I have used up the left arm and I am now running out on the right leg. Hope I learn to hone before I my whole body goes bald.

On the bright side, at least she found about this defect of yours BEFORE the wedding. Now she can make an informed decision and dump your #ss before you start shaving that too!

Originally Posted by Utopian

On the bright side, at least she found about this defect of yours BEFORE the wedding. Now she can make an informed decision and dump your #ss before you start shaving that too!

Yeah, she rolls her eyes at it -- but I think she likes that I'm old fashioned like that. I roll my own cigarettes, use a fountain pen, etc. And this probably helps: I got into straights through (kitchen) knives -- which is apropos of nothing (but I do all the cooking).

cass

I was in the bathroom one morning with my (now ex) girlfriend when she looked down at my leg & burst out laughing, for on my right thigh was a large bald spot where I'd been testing some new honing theories.

It's a good thing I don't have a dog. "Here, Rex! Come here boy! Good dog! How'd you like some nice hot lather?"

PS: she's not my ex because of the shaving thing (I'm pretty sure...)