Thread: Beginners Tips: January 2011

I think the problem with a beginner selecting hones is that there are so many options, and it's impossible to know what you'll like if you haven't used anything. It's impossible to tell if you like something if you don't have a basis for comparison. It's also impossible to tell if you like something if you don't know what you are doing...
When I started honing I bought a complete set of very popular synthetic stones. I ended up selling them about a month later because they weren't "the right stones for me".
It turns out that I just sucked at honing.

IMO I handicapped my progress by trying too many hones early on.