Thread: Looking for the best heat treatment for O1

On the honing side you may be making deep scratches when starting the bevel that remain to the end of your progression. In other words if your using something like a DMT 325 to shape your bevel and then don't spend enough time at the 1k level the first stria may be causing problems later. The best way to eliminate that is changing the direction between stones and make sure you get all the previous marks out. A loupe is necessary of course.

Too hard will not hold an edge very well either.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

On the honing side you may be making deep scratches when starting the bevel that remain to the end of your progression. In other words if your using something like a DMT 325 to shape your bevel and then don't spend enough time at the 1k level the first stria may be causing problems later. The best way to eliminate that is changing the direction between stones and make sure you get all the previous marks out. A loupe is necessary of course.

I dont use DMT. I hone wiht japanese synthetics and naturals. I use loupe as well. Rather my fault is the "overhoning".

Originally Posted by 10Pups

Too hard will not hold an edge very well either.

I see, thanks.