Thread: Scratch Patterns

Talk to me about scratches!

I have been working on perfecting the honing of my kami. I have no idea what kind of steel it is.

Anyway, off my 10 K Superstone, the scratches look super light. Off my Phig, way more pronounced. So much so, I thought I might go "back" to my 10K. But I didn't. What shocked me most was that after the same amount of running over crox and stropping, the scratches minimized to the same amount when finishing with either Phig or 10k.

I would have thought the more polished look coming off the ten K would have seen the scratches lessen even more then that of the Phigs considering where they both started from. But no.

This interested me so much, I tried it again. Same results. Hu!! Weird.

Now here's the kicker, though subjective, the shave off the Phig is smoother. Why?

I can only conclude that the more scratches seen after using the Phig was misleading in that they couldn't have been as deep as the 10k's - though after stropping, the blade looked identical... which would mean that the shaves should have been identical too!! No?

ARG!

I guess what I am asking is, can you guys tell how deep the scratches are at this stage using your loops? I can't . Moreover, I am no longer convinced I know what they mean?? Help!!

On a positive note!! I got my kami shaving like a champ!! Love it!!