Thread: Stropping (unpasted) Essential to Honing?

Originally Posted by bjanzen

So are you saying that your blade is passing the HAHT before the Jnat but not after until you strop??? I found that to be the case tonight but I thought I just didn't know my stone. Is this normal?

Barry

Sort of. They barely pass the HHT before the Jnat and pass it better afterwards, but its only after stropping that the blade truly shines. By pass HHT I'm talking my HHT because even on blades from honemeisters sometimes my hair doesn't get cut so I know what to expect when I do it. But for me the HHT isn't really a great indicator, but none the less I figured I'd ask because it seems after stropping the edges did better.