Thread: Newbie questions

Originally Posted by broger

When you start working on honing, be sure that you follow pinklather's advice and watch Lynn and gssixgun's videos many times if your answer to his question wasn't "repeatedly" (if it wasn't, do NOT admit it!). A lot of the questions you might have will be answered well in their videos. Read through the wiki and honing forums thoroughly also.

One piece of advice I can give as a newbie honer is to not start "chasing a rabbit" on a set number of stroke's at each grit. From razor to razor, amount of pressure for "x" number of laps with "y" slurry thickness are certainly not values that are scribed somewhere on an Aztec wall. Although, that might explain how the honemeister's here get such good edges...
Cult perhaps?

Truthfully I have watched Lynn's videos a few times...haven't seen the other ones yet, but Lynn does a thorough job explaining it...super awesome guy!

Originally Posted by Rook83

Thanks for the responses fellas...I am going to see what I can do. Maybe a 12000 grit synthetic like Nortons is the path I'll take...just gotta wait about two weeks to get one...

I'd highly recommend a Shapton 16k for touch ups. No soaking required and they're quick; 10 - 20 laps max and I'm done most times...