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12-23-2013, 04:19 PM #1Senior Member
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1 k is ALmOST a must. With what you have stay at the 4k until you can shave with it. If the bevel is not set this may take what seems like forever but you have to use what you got. 1 layer of tape is a good idea to save your spine and will shorten the process (maybe not enough for you to notice). The bevel set is the key to sharp. If it's not there then you are wasting time with all the other hones. Cheap practice razors will keep you from crying if you really mess up. Like there others say a loupe is nice because you can see what your doing as you do it. You can lap those hones with sand paper and on a piece of glass. check out methods for doing that in the wiki.
Honing has a learning curve just like using a straight so just pay attention to what your doing and keep at it. You'll get it.Good judgment comes from experience, and experience....well that comes from poor judgment.
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12-23-2013, 04:30 PM #2Irrelevant
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Good advice -- emphasis on "stay at the 4k until you can shave with it." It's just a personal thing, but 90% of my honing happens at the 4k level.
Originally Posted by 10Pups
Don't get hung up on hanging hairs.
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12-23-2013, 05:13 PM #3Senior Member
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to test this.Bob, first determine if the bevel is set. Here is a good video
Chances are it is not, in which case you will have to set the bevel. It can be done use the 4k but it may take some time. There are good videos on honing and bevel setting.
Really there is no recipe for honing as the work needed is dictated by the edge condition.
Once the bevel is set, both bevels are meeting in a straight sharp edge, it is a matter of straighten the edge by removing the existing stria progressively, with finer grit stones to further refine the edge. Each progression removes the stria of the previous stone.
75=80 percent of the work and honing problems, is setting the bevel. If the bevel is not set, you can polish all you want and not affect the edge, because there is no edge.BobH likes this.
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