Thread: Shoulder hitting edge of the hone

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!