Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
I think Bart would agree that if it is discussed it should be discussed as Cromwell wanted his portrait i.e. , "paint me as I am, warts and all". Just as positive testimonials are appreciated an alternative view should be presented if there is one IMO.
I only meant that he probably doesn't want this thread taking a detour to "which hone is the best for setting the bevel" land, which would be deserving of it's own thread if we decided to go there, IMO.

Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
Another interesting point to me is the dulling of the edge on the glass. I remember when Bart presented this. It was a way of being sure that you were starting from scratch so to speak and that you weren't getting false positives in the TPT or HHT. In watching Harellson Stanely hone in the DVD "Honing The Perfect Edge" he goes beyond dulling on the glass. Rather he very gently and with finesse breadknifes the edge on the hone before he begins using his "side honing method".

When he gets to the 16K glass stone level he does it again ! Then he works with the 16k before moving on to the 30k. I was intrigued when Harellson did this before the honing began but I couldn't believe it when he did this at the 16k level. I spoke to him about it on the phone and he told me that if you were to look at the edge under 200x even past the 8k level you would see some micro chipping that needed to be cleaned up. Mind blowing to me and glad I only have 30x.
Wow, that is an interesting concept! I would horrified if I saw someone do that, lol. The theory sort of makes sense, though, I guess.

I actually haven't tried dulling a razor on the side of a hone, but I can say that with the glass, for whatever reason, it dulls it FAST. I'm talking if you take a shave ready edge and do one stroke with just the weight of the blade, you'd be lucky if it still shaves arm hair. Two or three strokes and there's no way you're shaving anything. The edge of the hone must work a little slower, or his touch is very very light, because at that stage, at least with glass, the slightest amount of pressure would ruin all the work you've done.