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Thread: Razor is tugging a lot
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08-19-2010, 03:11 AM #4
Honing has to be learned by correct practice. It takes awhile to develop the stroke and to get a feel for where you're at and where you need to go. The pyramid method is good for a new honer because it is a formula and can be followed sort of like painting by the numbers. If you do one pyramid and the razor still isn't where you want it to be repeat. Learning to gauge the keenness of the edge with the thumb pad (TPT) , intuitively knowing how much pressure to use comes with time and practice. There is just no substitute IME. Here is the pyramid method in the SRP Wiki.
should the blade be that bad already when it's only been used for 10 weeks or so?Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.