Thread: Noob honer in need of encouragement/advice

Originally Posted by tintin

just got 1,5,8k naniwa super stones last week and got one razor honed with success but spent hours working on the second with no luck. i'm almost ready to sell me stones and give up! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.

You have got one razor to a comfortable successful shave, but not all razors perform the same on the stone. Each one is an individual & honed according to it's needs.

If you spent hours on it, you spent too much time. You become frustrated & develop tunnel vision on one aspect of the honing, which may be something that is perfectly fine,,,, such as the bevel. You probably set a good bevel on it, but sense you cannot proceed through the higher grits, you focus/tunnel vision by to the bevel. More than likely, your obstacle is what OCDShaver told you.

I had a Boker kick my a$$ for 2 days, a month after my honing journey started. I put it away & revisited it 3 years later. I brought it to shave ready in 45 minutes.
When honing becomes a struggle, burden or a frustration,,, you are already losing the fight. Maybe give it some time & hone a few more successes before you re-visit her. JMO