Thread: Newbie honing question

Originally Posted by metalfab

<snip> Is this true or am I kidding myself and should chalk up inconsistent results due to inexperience?

Yep. Some blades perform differently than others on the hones; imho of course.

Inexperience? Yeah, probably.
I'm not in a honemeister class either, but I do hone and maintain my own blades. It took me a while to get the hang of honing. I've noticed others on the board who claim a very short time.

It is a guess from me, but I would think that something like this is open to the individual and not set in stone (pardon the pun). In hindsight, I look back on my own learning process and I see that I did not recognize some self induced factors that were slowing down my learning process. I didn't recognize them because I was new. I am still learning and/or playing with honing so I don't know if I am new, seasoned, aged, crusty, or what ...

It took me a while to get a consistent shaving edge because I am the human equivalent of a bull in a china shop.

IMO, to use other's time line progress as a benchmark is a bit off target and leads to frustration. Just keep at it ... you will get it sooner or later.