Thread: My first successful hone!

Thank you! The 8k was great. I also did some laps on a balsa strop with green then red paste. You know I started on the 1k stone, Does anyone use the 220 side? I haven't, I thought it may take to much metal off, and in the videos I watched they always started on the 1k. Just wondering if anyone starts with the 220 or if it's ever really used. Maybe just for knives?

I consider the Norton 220 to be borderline useless for razors. It just makes a muddy mess and is so soft that it makes little to no progress for a straight razor. If someone wants a Norton 1k hone, they are better off with the single grit version.