Quote Originally Posted by JoshEarl View Post
I'll have to get back to you on that one. Right now I just sort of hone away until it seems like I've gotten the 1K scratches polished out. (Not using a microscope, just eyeballing it.) I'd guess I'm probably doing a few hundred strokes, which is probably way too many, but who cares? All in the name of progress...

I just got my rubbing stone yesterday; until then I was using the stones without much slurry. The slurry changes things quite a bit, I'm finding.

Fun stuff.

Josh
IMO a few hundred strokes is not too many, which is why I asked you what your experience. I have done several hundred strokes on the blue followed by about 50-100 on the yellow (both 3X8 stones) and have not had an issue with overhoning. I have also been able to set a bevel on the blue stone (no 1K or 4K) with patience. Obviously it takes more passes on the coticule if you are comming off the blue stone rather than the 8K side of the Norton. After seeing Mr. Zowada's study I plan on experimenting with using 10 passes on the coticule without a slurry before test shaving.