Thread: One Stone Honing.. from Lynn and Glen

Its nice to see that the pro honers are not keeping all the secret tricks to themselves.I learned alot from that vid G-Man and thanks for sharing.

I was going to touch-up a few razors today, so I'll give this a try.

I noticed that Glen used tape on the spine of the razor he was sharpening. Is that your normal procedure or was there something about that particular razor that made you decide to tape it?

Originally Posted by maineeagle

I noticed that Glen used tape on the spine of the razor he was sharpening. Is that your normal procedure or was there something about that particular razor that made you decide to tape it?

I tape every razor, (unless the customer asks specifically not to) the choice is yours however...
For me it is a choice I made when I first started restoring razors, sitting there all day with sore fingers from sanding by hand to attain a nice smooth finish again, I just could not then put hone wear back onto a razor, I had put so much time into.. Since then it is just an automatic habit for me, it really makes no difference...

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I tape every razor, (unless the customer asks specifically not to) the choice is yours however...
For me it is a choice I made when I first started restoring razors, sitting there all day with sore fingers from sanding by hand to attain a nice smooth finish again, I just could not then put hone wear back onto a razor, I had put so much time into.. Since then it is just an automatic habit for me, it really makes no difference...

I am with you on this one Glen. I put tape on every razor and it's just habit. It started for me with an NOS duck I just didn't want to flatten the spine, so I chose tape. Now even on razors with a little hone ware I tape. I guess in my opinion why make that flat spot worse

Originally Posted by jeffegg2

You said 20 circles, but I counted about 100 each way....

I just received my DMT 326 3x8 today!! did your sharpening using the
Norton 1k, and 4,8k, Shapton 16k.

You say 1 stone sharpening, but you also use two stones? heh. Time for math class!

Thanks!!!

"Sort of time for math".... good catch

The value I took from this is that once the bevel is well set
you can finish with one hone.

So with one hone, that razor I have been shaving with for
weeks can be refreshed by following the steps used
on the last hone in the video.

Lap the hone of choice flat and leave the slurry on the hone.

Run some circles up and down the hone in both directions.
Concentrate on what would be the horns of the hone to wear
it as even as possible.

Run some Japanese style hone strokes to set a 'normal' scratch
pattern. Since you are not flipping the blade there is
less chance to roll the edge and it is easy to feel the razor
set down (feedback/ suction).

Then diluting the slurry finish with lighter and lighter
normal hone strokes diluting the slurry to clear water
at the end to maximize the value of the hone.

Further with a shaver already in good shape the circles and Japanese
style strokes can be reduced perhaps to 25% of what
Glenn used because there is no need to remove scratches
from the bevel setter.

Works for me.. especially with man made hones that cut so very fast.

This looks like the Dilucot method I use with my coticule. The major difference is that I use half strokes instead of the circular motion. It is a great method, but does take some practice to master.

Thanks for the video

I noticed a couple things in the gssixgun videos:

1. He had a full beard.

2. He was inconsistent in the way he turned the razor at the end of each stroke, sometimes spine down, sometimes edge down.

I'm certainly in no position to criticize, but everything I've seen/read/heard says that you never ever ever have the edge facing the stone. Is that advice just for newbies?

Originally Posted by wsfarrell

I noticed a couple things in the gssixgun videos:

1. He had a full beard.

2. He was inconsistent in the way he turned the razor at the end of each stroke, sometimes spine down, sometimes edge down.

I'm certainly in no position to criticize, but everything I've seen/read/heard says that you never ever ever have the edge facing the stone. Is that advice just for newbies?

Good form is really important, but for experienced honers it is not a problem.
I can bet you anything that whatever the stroke looks like the edge will not get damaged in anyway when Glen is honing it.

Originally Posted by mainaman

Good form is really important, but for experienced honers it is not a problem.
I can bet you anything that whatever the stroke looks like the edge will not get damaged in anyway when Glen is honing it.

+1...I just received the Blue Star Solingen that Glen honed in the video, and like the numerous others he has honed for me, it arrived in perfect condition, and shaves like a dream.