Re: What Does it Mean, Taking an Edge too Far?
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Originally Posted by
gssixgun
The term and it's brother "Over Honed" have been so mis-used that thay no longer mean anything...
To put it as simply as possible,,, I'll give you some numbers (not mine)
The edge will start to slice through hair at about .50 Microns (we do that at 1k) and depending on the the Grind, Geometry and Steel a Straight razor can get down to about .38 Microns.. that's it, period you get to mess with about .12 Microns of metal between 1k and whatever K
As one person has put it on here "I can hone just fine, knowing when to stop is my problem" I always liked that saying :D
longer...
Glen, are you saying the actual cutting EDGE begins at .50 microns and the edge is only physically capable of .38? Or is beyond .38 is too frail?
If so, it it possible to go too far on the 1k ? The reason I ask is I spend most of my time there.
What Im trying to say is, is this the mythical "too sharp=harsh" scenario?
My edges are consistently very sharp, sometimes harsh, but mostly short lived.
I hope im not stroking them to death!
\-/ .38 microns is good and \/ under .38 is bad?
Pardon my repetition, just making sure I understand fully.
Eric.
Re: What Does it Mean, Taking an Edge too Far?
Alright, Im going to try a new "less is more" approach and see if that helps.
Thanks Glen.
Eric.