Thread: Hone of the Day

Originally Posted by outback

I feel the Washita gives me a stronger edge, over the synthetics of that grit.

100% agree. I bevel set with one, then use another one that's not been lapped to follow up and then right to jnats or a trans or black ark.

I never get strange behavior with the edge when I bevel set with a washita. I've had a couple of old timers (cabinetmakers and carvers) tell me that washitas make a stronger edge than synthetics, and I think the translation of that is that some marginal steels are more tolerant of the shallow grooves that they make. I thought that was fishy talk when I first started, but it does seem to be the case with razors (I suppose just as some razors that microchip will sharpen well on coticules or other gentle naturals, but not synthetics).