Thread: Newbie Questions

Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003

No sin at all. If you use two hands great.\
The idea is to have equal pressure along the edge without lifting the spine through the length of the stroke.
Think torque, just think it while doing a x-stroke. Pressure towards the tip , yet no lifting of spine. Water in front of edge at all times. Must have water.
X-stroke, as you watch a video, shows a full across blade start,
Finish of that stroke ends with the blade 1/2 way on the hone. Make a pencil mark at the middle of the ENDS of the hone.
Try 50 laps and tell us what you feel. We may be doing another 50 laps but lets see. Reason pressure changes how many strokes we use.
Simple answer 50 laps, x stroke laps, with a King 1500. Check back. If questionable. Do another 50 x-strokes with lighter pressure than first 50 strokes.

Bevel should be even along the length of the blade, not tapering toward the heel, yeah? I am realizing my bevel is not set yet. May drop down to 800 King stone for expediency.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Which method are you using, to ensure the bevel is fully set?

Was using a 1200 King, but see post # 21 Thx

No worries. check back in when the heel is set.
You can do circles in the heel area alone to set the heel bevel .
Then do x- strokes to blend the heel into the remainder of the length of the blade.
Single bevel set?? Yes then move up a grit.

Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003

No worries. check back in when the heel is set.
You can do circles in the heel area alone to set the heel bevel .
Then do x- strokes to blend the heel into the remainder of the length of the blade.
Single bevel set?? Yes then move up a grit.

Will do, thanks

Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003

No sin at all. If you use two hands great.\
The idea is to have equal pressure along the edge without lifting the spine through the length of the stroke.
Think torque, just think it while doing a x-stroke. Pressure towards the tip , yet no lifting of spine. Water in front of edge at all times. Must have water.
X-stroke, as you watch a video, shows a full across blade start,
Finish of that stroke ends with the blade 1/2 way on the hone. Make a pencil mark at the middle of the ENDS of the hone.
Try 50 laps and tell us what you feel. We may be doing another 50 laps but lets see. Reason pressure changes how many strokes we use.
Simple answer 50 laps, x stroke laps, with a King 1500. Check back. If questionable. Do another 50 x-strokes with lighter pressure than first 50 strokes.

Question - my blade doesn't sit flat on the stone past the heel - kind of bulges out where it meets the shank. If I am doing x strokes to the center of the stone, doesn't it mean I'm grinding the half toward the point more than the heel end? (stone is only slightly wider than blade)

Originally Posted by Mohawkshaver1

Question - my blade doesn't sit flat on the stone past the heel - kind of bulges out where it meets the shank. If I am doing x strokes to the center of the stone, doesn't it mean I'm grinding the half toward the point more than the heel end? (stone is only slightly wider than blade)

Sorry, correction - blade is only slightly wider than the stone, not the other way around

Are you sure you're not setting the stabilizer on the stone? A 45 deg heel leading stroke may help alleviate this issue

As said here:

Originally Posted by dinnermint

Are you sure you're not setting the stabilizer on the stone? A 45 deg heel leading stroke may help alleviate this issue

This is the Stabilizer on Your Razor;

So No shoulders on the dinner table.
If it doesnt sit flat. WHY??
After that answer then we will make up a stroke for your blade.
Pictures now are good. Sharpie test along the bevel and pictured priceless.
It will tell us where your not hitting and why.
No shoulders on hone should sit flat.
Keep at this you will do fine.
We are going in a direction that is not always a straight line, yet forward.

Very informative, yet slightly philosophical...