Honing gone right

I'm loving this new hobby. Everything about it!

My latest conquest has been honing and I think I'm onto something good here. I have honed 6 so far and the results keep getting better and better.

Yesterday was my best result. This thing shaved better than my Escher honed Hart (gasp).

Anyway thanks for sharing in my enthusiasm.

I made a LONG video of yesterday's honing session if anyone is interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgsVx...e_gdata_player

I'm a knife enthusiast, so the video is from and for a knife sharpener/maker perspective.

nice vid going to hone my own razors as soon as i get the funds to buy a waterstone did you finish the blade with any higher grits or was it shave ready after the norton?

As a before photo I am honing the top razor in this photo. http://img.tapatalk.com/4128fa66-2917-6cfa.jpg

It had a bit of a frown when I got it.

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Originally Posted by Bluerain

nice vid going to hone my own razors as soon as i get the funds to buy a waterstone did you finish the blade with any higher grits or was it shave ready after the norton?

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It was shave ready off the 8k (and 100 laps on a leather strop). It shaved very nicely, but then I went back to a Naniwa SS 12k and it was truly sensational to shave with.

Thanks

Here are some "after" photos:
http://img.tapatalk.com/4128fa66-29ca-5600.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/4128fa66-2a1d-2be2.jpg

In the second photo, there is a reflection that makes it look like a wide bevel. The bevel is a very thin ribbon of bright steel and hard to see. I'm really pleased with the uniformity I got.

good luck on the top one post pics once you restore it would love to see a before and after of it.

Very nice, good work! I also use the same stones, and I agree, the edges are amazing coming off the Naniwa 12k. It's a good feeling when you can put a wicked sharp yet smooth edge on your own razors. Keep having fun.

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Originally Posted by Bluerain

good luck on the top one post pics once you restore it would love to see a before and after of it.

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The top one is the razor in the video, and the photos posted above.

I can post photos of the others later.

The red handled one in this video is the one in the middle of that 'before' picture.

The one I pull out and show the blade drop out of the handle on (in the video below) is the one in the other video (and from the top of the 'before' photo). It had been partially restored (some rust removed, and the frown has been ground out of the blade).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isx6Y...e_gdata_player

Congrats, the first few make ya feel good!

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Originally Posted by nun2sharp

Congrats, the first few make ya feel good!

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Thanks. I now have all my razors shave ready...I guess it is time to find some more to work on;)

Unit congratulations for a well done
video. We all can learn from each other. Thanks also for risking criticism. WELL DONE.

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Originally Posted by BanjoTom

Unit congratulations for a well done
video. We all can learn from each other. Thanks also for risking criticism. WELL DONE.

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Thanks. I have made MANY videos and have dealt with plenty of criticism (on other edge topics). It goes with the territory....and I have enough kids to realize I am far from perfect;)

I edited out a comment I made (when I sped things up the sound was lost). I stated that I know that I should flip with the spine down, instead of the edge down...but I have sharpened so many knives this way that I think I will never change this habit. I am sure there are other things I did "wrong" and my results were still good. I ABSOLUTELY welcome you and others to point out what I did "wrong" either here or in the comments on YouTube. Like you said, we can all learn from one another...and those sort of criticisms are invaluable for beginners that might try and use this as a guide (God help them!).

Congrats on a job well done. Always a good feeling to hone your own and get good results :)