Thread: Shoulder hitting edge of the hone

Put some ink on the shoulders and put it on a hone. As said a Dremel and sanding drum or a EZ lap Diamond Hone stick will lower it to where it is not making contact.

Go slow you probably do not have to remove much steel.

These are great for all kinds of steel removal where you want to remove metal slowly and carefully.

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Thanks all. I think my problem is that I've been honing too far towards the shank. Sometimes with only the shank off the hone.

Do some people hone that far in? If that's the case, I can imagine the need to take some metal off the stabilizer as was suggested. A simpler fix would be just to make sure you stop before getting to the shoulder which I'll try to do.

I better get back to the videos Thanks for all the replies. I appreciate your time and advice!

Originally Posted by jamesrupertball

Thanks all. I think my problem is that I've been honing too far towards the shank. Sometimes with only the shank off the hone.

Do some people hone that far in? If that's the case, I can imagine the need to take some metal off the stabilizer as was suggested. A simpler fix would be just to make sure you stop before getting to the shoulder which I'll try to do.

I better get back to the videos Thanks for all the replies. I appreciate your time and advice!

That being said, a few more photos and a question

Should I stop honing at the position in photo 1? Or is photo 2 ok? When I look in the beginners honing section on SRP, the graphic shows most of the spine on the hone, with only the shank off it. In this instance, one would be honing the stabiliser and shoulder too. Is that ok?

Photo 3 and 4 try to show close ups of the shoulder. In photo 4 you may be able to see some hone wear from when I have had the full blade on the hone.

Thanks everyone!

Never drink & hone,,,,

Photo 1 is where I stop.
It took a lot of slow practice strokes to get to the point where I could hone up to the shoulder without actually hitting it.
In some way it is akin to stropping, the more you do it the better your get at getting right up to the edge.

James, to complete an X-stroke, your razor should be travelling in the direction shown below


Your razor should never be in the position shown in photo2; i.e. the stabilizers should not come into contact with the hone

Originally Posted by Maladroit

James, to complete an X-stroke, your razor should be travelling in the direction shown below


Your razor should never be in the position shown in photo2; i.e. the stabilizers should not come into contact with the hone

It would also work better for you if you add some angle to it. From that pic you want the toe higher. This will kick the edge your trying to sharpen out and keep the stabilizer back off the hone.

For me where a blade has enough wear that you are honing into the stabilizer I would correct the heel to remove some of the stabilizer and reveal the blade again letting me hone all the way to the heel without hitting the stabilizer. OZ did a thread on it but cant remember the name of it.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Never drink & hone,,,,

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I wouldn't get much honing accomplished.....................