Thread: Hi All, a bit about me and a honing query

You can use a 1k to set the bevel and the 4k/8k to sharpen and "finish". Lower grits are useful to correct badly damaged edges. The good news is that you do not need to reset the bevel every time you hone your razors. It is for this reason that in this thread, people only focused on maintaining the edge of the razors. The yellow coticule is a finishing hone, no good for setting a bevel. There are other coticules with lower grits that can be used for that. I have a set of Norton stones and so far they have been great for me. I am sure that other members would agree with me on this one. I am going to recommend an invaluable resource to you, the wiki:

Category:Honing - Straight Razor Place Wiki

I think that you would find that your previous experience is not a waste, it never is. Once you master the basic strokes and the correct feel, your eye-hand coordination and other skills developed during this time would be invaluable, you will see. I will not be surprised if you end up a honemeister but let's not count them before they hatch... ;-) Good luck!

Al raz.