Thread: 3/8k Pyramid same as 4/8k?

I assumed Ron was just making the point that you really want to make sure you have that bevel set, as that is the most important part of honing. I wonder what Ron did mean...

Originally Posted by Utopian

Neither. It's a point!

Absolutely guffawing over here.

I never even tried the pyramid. Seemed much too convoluted for a beginner. I like the ladder approach and learning when to and when not to proceed up the grits of hones.

Safe New Years All!

Simon

Originally Posted by Siguy

I never even tried the pyramid. Seemed much too convoluted for a beginner. I like the ladder approach and learning when to and when not to proceed up the grits of hones.

Proves the old adage, different strokes, for different folks .......

Well that one fell flat. Yes, it was in jest.

The lame point was a variation on the oft mentioned theme of the bevel set being 90 percent of the honing. After you THINK you have the bevel set it wouldn't hurt to do a little more with this lame "pyramid" of mine. So many people used to get hung up on the exact numbers of the pyramid when the main thing it accomplished was more time on the 4k to finish off the bevel.

Should work, just concentrate on getting lighter and lighter on the lower grit meaning that it is acting as a slightly higher grit stone. At the end of the day so long as the scratch marks from the lower grit are removed by the higher grit, mission accomplished.