Thread: Hone and Stroke: Solved!!!?

Originally Posted by toolarts

My 1950 edition of "The Standardized Textbook of Barbering" arrived today. Best $12.50 I ever spent.

As a result, the teeth formed on the edge of the razor are almost vertical on the back side (the side of the tooth facing the handle or scales) and have a much more gentle slope on the front side (the side of the tooth facing the point of the razor).

Thats right! Very good! With the exception of this part I have quoted above, which either I am misunderstanding or your misquoting perhaps?

Could you provide an actual quote from the book on this or elaborate?

The teeth shouldn't be so big that you can feel them with the thumbnail though. They cut just fine and are smoother to the skin when they are much smaller.

This highlights the importance of what we call the "x-pattern" in honing. That is why we are so emphatic about the correct honing stroke and method.

In reality, the teeth your describing become an interlocking series of opposing diagonals.

BTW, I think its the 1962 Barbers Manual in the Archives, so there may be some slight differences in our texts.