Thread: Hone of the Day

A few special customs came to visit snowy North Idaho this week






This one, an AiAi from Japan is just so sweet finished on my Nakayama




Hone on friends !!!

Have not honed since before the coof came around.
Norton was swimming in a bit of green algae. All the rest were dry and covered with dust.

Spent an hour rubbing hard on a worn DMT on all sides and fresh chamfers.
Escher was fairly dished. Who knew? Gonna get after a few wedges to-nite.

Finally found the time and fresh hands to get these done after languishing off the lower grits a few days.
Moving to a few finishers. Looking forward to reading up on some Naniwa 12k tips I saved from Marty back in November 2019 and implementing them..

Anyone heard from Marty lately?

Not exactly honing, but stropping after is a big deal to me.
I give them a few laps on 2 suspended balsa strops. First CroOx and then FeOx, wiping well in between. Tape comes off the spine at this point.
Then to a cheap, milled cowhide strop loaded by rubbing with a lead bar. 5 laps or so.
Gets all the microscopic teeth and polishes the bevel nicely.



Moving to leather involves 2 Lipshaw strops with 3 panels from the Late, Great Neil Miller.
One (Bottom) has the Lipshaw black which is a light sharpener. I usually forgo this after honing unless it's a touch-up. Flip side is heavy oiled English bridle. Lots of pull on it. I usually forgo it on thin grinds as they get bogged down due to the heavy draw. I use it mostly on heavier grinds.



Then to move to the top strop and fine Red Bridle followed by fast European Tallow-Tanned on the flip side.




Time to take them home and shave!

After a lot of use, this was the first time I sharpened my Japanese Miyabi 5000MCD 67 Santoku 18 cm, this knife takes an incredible edge with a 12-degree bevel and a Rockwell hardness 66 which makes it the sharpest hardest and most acute-angled bevelled knife I own, this knife is my daily user and a great tool, it was finished on a Naniwa 12K stropped on 0.25 diamond emulsion which is the equivalent to around 100,000 grit, the finished edge is superb.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

After a lot of use, this was the first time I sharpened my Japanese Miyabi 5000MCD 67 Santoku 18 cm, this knife takes an incredible edge with a 12-degree bevel and a Rockwell hardness 66 which makes it the sharpest hardest and most acute-angled bevelled knife I own, this knife is my daily user and a great tool, it was finished on a Naniwa 12K stropped on 0.25 diamond emulsion which is the equivalent to around 100,000 grit, the finished edge is superb.

What's the shave like?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Not exactly honing, but stropping after is a big deal to me.
I give them a few laps on 2 suspended balsa strops. First CroOx and then FeOx, wiping well in between. Tape comes off the spine at this point.
Then to a cheap, milled cowhide strop loaded by rubbing with a lead bar. 5 laps or so.
Gets all the microscopic teeth and polishes the bevel nicely.



Moving to leather involves 2 Lipshaw strops with 3 panels from the Late, Great Neil Miller.
One (Bottom) has the Lipshaw black which is a light sharpener. I usually forgo this after honing unless it's a touch-up. Flip side is heavy oiled English bridle. Lots of pull on it. I usually forgo it on thin grinds as they get bogged down due to the heavy draw. I use it mostly on heavier grinds.



Then to move to the top strop and fine Red Bridle followed by fast European Tallow-Tanned on the flip side.




Time to take them home and shave!

What type of lead bar do you use Tom?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Not exactly honing, but stropping after is a big deal to me.
I give them a few laps on 2 suspended balsa strops. First CroOx and then FeOx, wiping well in between. Tape comes off the spine at this point.
Then to a cheap, milled cowhide strop loaded by rubbing with a lead bar. 5 laps or so.
Gets all the microscopic teeth and polishes the bevel nicely.

A couple of questions Tom, I've never used lead. What does it do and is there a special lead that you need (I need)?
Is the lead bad for me?
Do you only use it aftet the CrOx and FeOx?
I'm intrigued, if it's good enough for the experienced guys, it's good enough for me!
Do you use the CrOx, FeOx and Lead for touch ups instead of a stone?

What's you normal everyday stropping routine?

There's a thread or two on lead pasted strops, Steve, some have concerns about contamination but I've been exposed by a lot worse.

https://sharprazorpalace.com/strops/...ctures-11.html

I've melted and poured tons of lead, over the years.

You'd have to eat a lot of it, or get shot, to be of much concern.
I use a piece of wheel weight, on a linen strop.

I only strop on it after a fresh honing.