Thread: Tips/tricks for 1×5 thuringian

Just received on of the small thuris and wondering what strokes etc are best to use with such a small hone?

I would use X-strokes.

Believe me , the best is a circles and a x strokes , but for the fiinal clean watter finishing - circles .
It seems that circles leave very smooth and amazing shaving edge and the chance to make a mistake is lot smaller .
I have few of them amd i will soon release some of them ,to make a new place . They arevery eficient small stones most of them are blue gray and black motled .

Just a friendly reminder gentlemen. Please do not begin more of a discussion that could lead to sales talk over the releasing of some stones. Thank you.

Heel forward x strokes at a 45 degree angle as it keeps more of the blade on the hone and is more stable

Just as you would a larger stone with a smaller strokes, basically use as you would a Barber Hone, It will work just fine, you just have to do more laps.

Originally Posted by dmnc

Just received on of the small thuris and wondering what strokes etc are best to use with such a small hone?

whatever keeps the razor bevel flat on the stone. Certainly with the very small stones, prep at the prior step being perfect is more important than it is if you have a huge 8x2 stone that you can use to wipe away some poor-prep errors.

The small size hones gripe the hell out of me in two respects, high cost and harder to work with.
Obtaining a larger thuri is the only way I would own one, seems that is only possible when someone dies and leaves it to you in a will.

Sorry, in a lot of pain today.