Thread: Honed This W&B Tonight

Originally Posted by Aggelos

I learnt from the same source, this video is great work.

IMHO the rolling-X is key to correctly honing a smile, but it takes time and patience to learn the trick.
It was indeed a risk to start on such a beauty (love the scales), yet, while I tried to get the feeling of it on a cheap razor and hardly could, it's only when I got to one of my most cherished at the time that it went perfectly, producing a wonderful razor.

I sometimes think that it is because I was particularly careful because I loved the razor that I could get it.

Anyway, good job !

You couldn't have said it any better. I really didn't want to risk hurting this beauty, but the fact that I was so enamored with the razor that my motivation to shave was a driving force. Once I set the blade on the stone I had a good feeling about the geometry so just went for it methodically and delicately.

My biggest frustration in learning thus far has been using sub-par razors to try and learn. Honemeisters say it all the time, and the lesson is a good one to note...starting to learn on good razors (geometrically speaking) will help learning exponentially. The other lesson I am digging into now is the "feel" of a stone when its cutting...and most importantly...when to stop and move on to the next one. Everyone says it over and over, and I will repeat it....more often than not...less is more (especially in the pressure department).