Originally Posted by
alx
Job15
I know that Bill is leading you in the right direction. Don't spank your tomonagura, it really likes you alot. Doubleing up on Lynn's guide might be part of your micro chipping. More is not necessarly better. Try fewer strokes because your stones might be cutting (removing previous scratches) faster than you think. After all a progression of finishing is simple removing the previous scratches, that is all. If your 5k removes the previous 1k scratches with 10 strokes. Why do 20?.
When you add too many strokes to your initial bevel set razor, the flatness of the bevel can become exagerated, the edge can take on the look of a tongue, a false edge may represent your cutting edge-therefore a weak edge, you waste steel and stone. I suggest that you find out "how few strokes" will hone your razors, not how much is the most I can do in one sitting.
Good Luck
Alx