Thread: First big honing session!

Originally Posted by hillbillypick

Ok! Film is now for polishing for restoration only.

I would not say that film is for restoration only.
What you need to focus on now is to get a very sharp edge from an 8K stone that gives a very good shave. Once you have achieved that then it is time to move up to the finer grits. But, a great shave from the 8k edge is your first goal.

It can be done. The method is to go back to the 8k for 10-15 light laps between each shave. This can be a slow process but it teaches you the rate of change that 10-15 laps creates on the edge. If your still not happy with the edge after 3-4 iterations then its time to go back to a coarser grit, 4k-6k, for 10-15 light laps.... repeat if necessary.

Hope this helps

Good to see you posting. I am back in town now so I hope to be posting more.