Thread: Suggestions for honing razors prone to microchipping?

Your over thinking it...
But, yes a Shapton, will do fine I don't think it comes down to a brand of stone though... If it did I would go Naniwa if I had a lot of SS razors to do... (That is just a personal opinion so far on them)

Here is a trick OK, if you are having trouble getting a blade to pop on any stone, you have to change it up...

Remember the definition of insanity "Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome"

As you are honing, are you doing the same stroke??? whichever one???
Then toss in a different one.... I switch on every razor I showed this in NC...
If you were honing say 20 laps on the 8k (any 8k) Start with 4 laps straight down the hone then 1 X stroke then 4 straight then 1 X...
Spin the stone so you are honing on the other side now and go 4 X strokes and 1 straight then repeat 4 X 1 straight.... One, this creates a very, very even edge.... Two, you are changing the cutting angle to the stone which gives a very smooth edge...

I came up with this while buffing out pitting and stains on restores, I noticed that if you kept going in the exact same direction sometimes it was if the compound stopped cutting, I changed the direction and BAM!! I would get results , then I would go back and smooth it up.... This also is part of the theory of a pyramid honing technique...

So I started doing the exact same thing while honing mostly slight heel forward interchanged with true X strokes... You might try it out and see if you get the same results....