Thread: Hone of the Day

I often hone those old wedges in several sessions. After a certain amount of tim on one blade, I feel that my technique starts to get sloppy. 2.5 hours on one blade is a marathon.

An old Smith dip toe.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I often hone those old wedges in several sessions. After a certain amount of tim on one blade, I feel that my technique starts to get sloppy. 2.5 hours on one blade is a marathon.

It wasnt even a wedge... it was half hallow!

But actually, you make some sense is putting it down and going back to it later... It would have saved my back and my feet some pain, for sure. Not to mention my blood pressure.

I have more or less a time limit. I often wait and hone many in a series of sessions over two or three days. Whenever the needs to be honed box is looking full, or the finished restoration box, however you look at it. So a few times a year. After about twenty minutes if the bevel is not close, it gets picked up the next day. Some just walk right through the progression, other take more sessions. I did have a BJ Eyre that had three sessions and not bevel set, and then back in the box it went. The it was a walk through the next time I was honing. I should also mention the box is not very big. Six razors and it’s maxed out. I know I have too many razors but not that many.

FW Trademark
I got this blade years ago and found out it had a warped blade.
Finally, found a set of warped scales that matched the blade perfectly.
However, the spine miked out at .1614 and the width is .897, that worked out to 10.3 bevel angle.
2 layers of tape and the nose and toe were turning to foil. Digging through my junk drawer I found a cheap compass and cut off the tubular shafts and opened them to slide over the blade. A layer of tape to hold the 2 pieces together and off to the stones with a 17.9 bevel angle. Much better! While not a perfect edge, it did give an adequate shave and I saved the fake frameback for future touchups.

Fun times tonight setting bevels on these two beauties. No need for anything lower than 8k for this session. The work was smooth, quick, and enjoyable for both razors. Straight, thin, Kasumi-polished bevels reflect my efforts. Edges came up really nice and I’m very much looking forward to testing out my work.

Progression (both blades)
Snow White —> Hakka —> Suita —> Nakayama—> Nakayama
Finishing involved Mikawa Nagura progressions and finally tomo slurries.

Pictured in the top left are 3 of my favorite Nagura: 1 Koma and 2 unknown Tomonagura.

I didn’t think anyone besides me had a hakka. How do you like it?

The Hakka is a wonderful stone in general. Mine is more toward the mid-range end of “prefinishers,” if such a class exists. I find in practice, this Hakka works perfectly after 8k and before my Suita. This one-two is an ideal setup for a Nagura progression. By employing this combination I can quickly get best results and be done in about half the time as if I try to finish using only Nagura progressions.

For knives, on the other hand, this Hakka is my best all-around multipurpose stone. I can do almost everything with it.

Restored and honed this up today
The etching had to go due to rust and some pitting on the bevel had me a bit worried but i'm sure the owner will be happy. These are a doddle to hone.
Quick, Easy and Painless .

Originally Posted by SilverSwarfer

The Hakka is a wonderful stone in general. Mine is more toward the mid-range end of “prefinishers,” if such a class exists. I find in practice, this Hakka works perfectly after 8k and before my Suita. This one-two is an ideal setup for a Nagura progression. By employing this combination I can quickly get best results and be done in about half the time as if I try to finish using only Nagura progressions.

For knives, on the other hand, this Hakka is my best all-around multipurpose stone. I can do almost everything with it.

Hakkas, big red bench stone and trout stone look alike koppa.