Thread: honing on small stones

Thanks guys, the stones are 125mm x 35mm (~5" x 1.3"). Not too concerned about the 125 direction but 35 is not going to leave much room. I've been holding my J-nat in a similar way to what TwistedOak described--though using my fingers rather than open palm. That said, it is a much larger stone so not too concerned about my fingers. These stones are 20mm tall so holding it in hand may be out of the question?

10Pups you are correct as far as the Dragon's tongue...I believe it is to be used before the Lynn Melynllyn though I believe it will wind up being skipped most of the time. Got it more for the sport rather than anything else--just experimenting to see how the different natural's finish. The two stones were very inexpensive including shipping so I couldn't resist. The same seller also has a higher 'grit' which is actually his finisher in the series, but since I'm not familiar with the stones I'd like to see how they feel before spending more cash...if they are really sweet then I will wind up going back for larger stones. The beauty of the smaller ones is they are so inexpensive that I can afford to experiment without eating into my razor money.

Cheers