at what grit should hair pop at?
Apologies if these questions are too basic, I can't seem to find an answer.
I'm trying to establish when and where to move from grit to another in doing the HHT. Should hair pop at the 1-4k level where a bevel could be set or is this more a product of the final polishing phase 8k-12k? I have difficulty sensing the wet thumbpad test and I've looked at all the videos. Perhaps I should look at all of them again?
If it isn't popping hair at the 3k level will honing on the 8k eventually bring the edge to that sharpness level?
I am working on practically brand new dovo stainless with naniwa superstones 1k/3k/8K/12k. It cuts arm hair readily enough and will pop hair on one part of the blade.
I'm begining to think I should have got the 5k as an intermediary between 3k & 8k....should this be the next hone to get?
I have lapped all the stones.
Honing isn't as straight forward as I thought it would be... :boohoo:
:)
Would appreciate any input:tu
I rather enjoyed this thread !!
There is a ton of info packed in here,,,I didn't realize that you guys were using so many slightly different techniques...
I do mean "slightly" here, just tiny little tweaks each or you do, I find that very interresting...
Zib you were right I do use every one of those stones when using the Naniwa SS's I do the same with the Shapton set, just seems to work out very well for my style to take many smaller steps...
The only thing I could add to this actual thread though, is that for me, I have found that the Naniwa SS's can be rather deceiving when it comes to many of the same sharpness tests I use on the other stones.. They impart a very SMOOTH edge as you are honing, that I feel is a bit smoother than other sets at those same lower levels...
When I first got my NSS set I couldn't get anything to pop or feel right in the middle so I was backing up a ton, until I finally just pushed through to the end and realized that my sharpness tests didn't work quite the same...
Now I am used to it, but it took quite a few razors before I learned the difference for me...
Now I am heading to the Honing Alter and putting a very nice Filarmonica through the Naniwas :D can't wait for the test shave...