Thread: A Stroke

What is one stroke on a hone? Is it a pass in one direction or a pass up and back on a stone?

For me, it's one pass down and up for one stroke.

Lynn

It is usually 1 stroke one way with the plural being both ways IMO. Round trips or laps being up and back. At least that is the way I interpret it. One thing is for sure and that is if I do a number of strokes one way I will do the same number the other.... unless I am doing a bevel correction where more is needed on one side than the other. Once corrected it will go back to the same amount for each side. IME.

Yup, for me it's once each side.

well to me a stroke is a medical condition i hope to avoid

im not that well traveled in the terminology here yet but mostly when honing i just assume
ppl mean down and back here when counting unless othervice stated

I always assume that people are referring to one pass each way when they say "stroke", but I always say lap (like Jimmy) when I'm referring to it because it helps me with OCD

I agree one stroke is one pass each way.

Ditto, down and back for me as well.

Down and back, there is little use for a one way trip.

Originally Posted by janivar123

well to me a stroke is a medical condition i hope to avoid

im not that well traveled in the terminology here yet but mostly when honing i just assume
ppl mean down and back here when counting unless othervice stated

I actually ran on someone today with a stroke, that's serious guff, man! I'll stick to strokes on the hone and such!