Thread: Whipped Dog "Quarter Nortons"

Originally Posted by Birnando

Agreed, Jimmy!
A 4x1.5 just isn't gonna cut it in my book.
Too darn small...
Especially considering this crippled Norton thingy is meant for everything from bevel-setting to polishing.
That is a whole lot of passes that could go south, and in a hurry.

One of the things I've come away with in learning new crafts, whether it was doing structural steel erection, installing expensive carpet, learning to tattoo, or to play the guitar, is that if you learn "right' , from experts, with the proper equipment, you are less likely to develop bad habits/techniques.

Honing is a skill and a craft that relies on muscle memory, hand eye coordination, and to a certain extent feedback from the hone into the hand through the razor. So having the right stuff is a better idea IMHO. Starting out with a dwarf hone is going to handicap the guy who is learning. Can you break bad habits down the road ? Probably, but learning right, with the correct tools for the job to begin with, is a better way to go.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

One of the things I've come away with in learning new crafts, whether it was doing structural steel erection, installing expensive carpet, learning to tattoo, or to play the guitar, is that if you learn "right' , from experts, with the proper equipment, you are less likely to develop bad habits/techniques.

Honing is a skill and a craft that relies on muscle memory, hand eye coordination, and to a certain extent feedback from the hone into the hand through the razor. So having the right stuff is a better idea IMHO. Starting out with a dwarf hone is going to handicap the guy who is learning. Can you break bad habits down the road ? Probably, but learning right, with the correct tools for the job to begin with, is a better way to go.

I agree. Back when I was practicing martial arts there was a saing that kept coming up: it takes a 1000 punches to learn how to punch right, and 10000 punches to correct a punch learned not correctly (I'm having trouble translating it, but you get the point...)
I, too, believe in slow learning. But as a complete newbie with no knowlege whatsoever on honing, i had no idea, for example, that a smaller stone increases the number of passes required, and that increased passes amount is more risky...
So I asked

Originally Posted by Haim

I agree. Back when I was practicing martial arts there was a saing that kept coming up: it takes a 1000 punches to learn how to punch right, and 10000 punches to correct a punch learned not correctly (I'm having trouble translating it, but you get the point...)
I, too, believe in slow learning. But as a complete newbie with no knowlege whatsoever on honing, i had no idea, for example, that a smaller stone increases the number of passes required, and that increased passes amount is more risky...
So I asked

And that is the whole point of this site.
Asking questions.
As this thread proves, you may get answers that vary slightly
That is a good thing.
Hopefully though, most will walk away from it with a better understanding of the matter than they had before asking!

They say all roads lead to Rome and I guess they do however you might not want to take the one which is all rutted up, has landslides, highwaymen and needs you to cross a stream. Though the road gets to Rome you might not.