Thread: Relevance of stiction to 1st time honers and refreshing edge

Hi Guys, it occurred to me that there are a lot of questions about which hone should be acquired by a newbie as a touchup hone but after that what then.

I was refreshing an edge the other day and when I got the feeling we all know and love (coined fraise "stiction") I though righto a couple of more and I am done.

It also occurred that the feeling is a result of the right pressure and that it was a revelation the first time I felt the anomaly. Further to this the feeling is common on the progression from 1K onwards as an indicator to move to the next hone.

I would like to open the forum on your opinions in order to help the newbie’s out there as well as other indicators people look for when refreshing (shave test not withstanding).

Micron microscopes, HHT, TPT etc. are all debated hotly on the forum, I am looking to discuss the feel, sound and sight of water rippling on the hone that the perfect stroke produces.

If you are looking for a definition of stiction or the hotly debated reasons behind it see this thread and others: http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...ning-feel.html