Thread: what did I do, please help!?

Originally Posted by onimaru55

This is possibly your stropping .
Aim for the razor to cut hair before you get to 12k. Also 10 stokes on 8k may be a bit minimalist.

Hopefully your razor is not warped etc making it a challenge to a new honer.

OK, I will give it another go. I was using the 10 strokes as that is what Lynn Abrams mentioned. Thank you again.

Originally Posted by TSWisla

OK, I will give it another go. I was using the 10 strokes as that is what Lynn Abrams mentioned. Thank you again.

S'ok.
10 strokes at a time is a good safe approach & may be all that's needed if all prior steps were perfect. ie minimalist but effective.
If you can identically reproduce 10 of Lynn's strokes you're well on your way to success.

You also might want to read the WIKI section on beveling the long edges of all your stones. Check it out.

i have a naniwa 12k and a dmt 325 coming tomorrow from srd and wonder if i can use a steel burnisher to knock off the high spots. it's not plated like a screwdriver shank. it's used for, and i'm sure some of you know this, raising a burr on a metal scraper for wood finishing. i don't feel like getting all involved with knives, plane irons and/or chisels. just tune the dmt, lap the 12k, hone a razor and shave.

Actually thats there is to it