Thread: Minus Hone and Razor

Today I am honing a beautiful razor, a minty classic , an awe inspiring 8/8's. What i realized today was the tension I was holding in my body. My focus is ​on the hone and razor but my body was standing on the high board at the public pool for the first time. Once realized, I relaxed, and having done that, found that more energy, focus if you will, was available for the actual task at hand. My next effort will be toward finding the optimum height for the apparatus of honing. Right now I am using kitchen counter height which is doable but definitely not optimum as it causes me to spend a little too much time in an odd bend. I figure all this is personal and somewhat related to a person's height.
Probably there are experienced razor honers out there that can hone on their backs laying in a hammock. But I am wondering if anyone has worked on this or even thought it was important? I did a quick search in the box but may not have used the correct words.

What in the world possessed you to take your hone & razor to the public pool?

I find that sitting at the kitchen table or something similar is the best position for honing. Sometimes I'll work at the counter if I am only doing a couple laps to adjust something. Otherwise I find it just too uncomfortable to make consistent passes over time.

Off season is the best time to hone in the pool......sheesh, I thought all mentors knew that .

Originally Posted by Hirlau

What in the world possessed you to take your hone & razor to the public pool?

I have made 3 workbenches/hone tables. All set to the most comfortable low, while sitting down.

Guess I forgot to mention that I am a stander to hone......I do enough sitting......I'll always stand until I can't stands no more.

Well then you either have to dig a hole or stand on a box ? :<0)

Originally Posted by WW243

Guess I forgot to mention that I am a stander to hone......I do enough sitting......I'll always stand until I can't stands no more.

Here's your perfect honing table, And its the perfect height as well. All you have to do is feed it a pet cat once a week.

I just use a bit or Corian counter top material..or a board across the sink. Some holes to let the slurry drain rather than splash across the counter top. Can do it the other way away from you too.

~Richard

Honing height is important for me. I built a honing table just for this.