I got myself a king 6k, shapton 8k, and shapton 12k. I've been hand honing my own sport knives for years now but never my own straight. Does this seem like a decent sequence for keeping a good sharp or should I incorporate something else?
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I got myself a king 6k, shapton 8k, and shapton 12k. I've been hand honing my own sport knives for years now but never my own straight. Does this seem like a decent sequence for keeping a good sharp or should I incorporate something else?
It depends on what you are going to do, maintaining or restoration and what you will be honing.
You may need a bit more stone for restoration and repair, a 1k. Other than that, the jump from 1-6 is a bit wide, but doable.
Add a Chrome Oxide pasted strop and you should be good.
I suggest you buy an inexpensive razor to practice on. I generally use one layer of electrical tape mainly to protect the spine. If you need to set a bevel you may need a courser stone.
How important is the tape on the spine? How much wear shoes over time. ..etc?
What types of inexpensive razors are out there that will hone like a higher end? I've seen a lot of videos of ppl honing gold dollars to a shave ready edge. ... is this fact or fiction?
I'm replying because I want front row seats for what's coming next.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dramadon3151
I am no expert by any means, but do get a practice razor to start with. I dulled and set the bevel and went through my progression of stones many, many times before I ever tried the stones on my good razors.
As it is now, my 12k Nani gets the lions share of work, as I mainly just refresh blades and seldom need to go lower. Still glad I have the other stones for when they are needed.
Spend more time reading these sections, please,,,,
Straight Razor Place - Beginners Tips: November 2014
Shopping list for beginners - Straight Razor Place Library
Purchasing straight razors - Straight Razor Place Library
Since the title of the thread says for refreshing. I'm assuming you have a shave ready razor or plan on acquiring one. A 12k is ample for refreshing a razor and a lot of guys do that. A simple refresh doesn't require dropping to 8k or 6k. The razor needs to be shave ready though when you get it.
Yeah my straights already shave ready. So after watching lynn's video on refresh techniques, I have a better idea on what I should do. Was just wondering what other ppl do. My plan is about 8 passes and then go to the strop.
Depending on the hone, 8 might not be enough, test after 8 and assess the edge
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Originally Posted by Dramadon3151
Tape the spine, there is no point in needlessly grinding your spine while learning to hone.
Don’t get caught up in the formula trap, x laps for x problems, buy some good magnification, look at the edge, before you put the razor to the stone… then do what the razor needs. If the razor has a large chip, 8 laps will not remove it. If it has a chip, it is not a refresh honing, it is a repair, then it can be honed. Do some reading on how to hone as John suggested.
For not much more that the price of a GD you can buy a beater, and once you learn to hone, restore the beater and end up with a nice razor.
Honing a Gold Dollar will teach you how to repair a GD, not much about honing though. Yes, it has been done and is doable… but why.
If cost is your issue, quality is not that much more expensive and often cheaper in the long run.
Bottom line, if you want to learn to hone, learn on razors you will be honing, if you want to repair GDs, go for it. Yes you can rescale and customize a GD, but in the end you still have a Gold Dollar…
The shapton 12k used as soon as the razor starts lagging and proper stropping should be all you need for a good while unless you damage the edge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dramadon3151
Should you wish to learn full honing progression following Euclids advice.
I have honed gds and spent longer fixing it than honing it. That is assuming you won the crap shoot and got one that will take a good edge and hold it.