Yup, seems to a pretty common practice.
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Yup, seems to a pretty common practice.
Depends on the hone. Usually I don't think about their orientation, so the ones that are more or less uniform front to back, and side to side have a 50/50 chance of getting turned the opposite way anytime I pick them up. But if I know a stone has a "bad spot," only has one good side, or there's some other reason to orientate the stone a specific way then obviously it doesn't get flipped. Of course, I'm only sharpening one or 2 blades at any given time, so there's no need to worry about wear or where swarf has accumulated. If ever there's a need to sharpen more than I do, that might change accordingly.
I turn mine with every razor. Easy for me to keep track of it since I usually set aside an afternoon and just hone everything.
I turn 'em...sometimes I turn them two times in one go, turn, turn again so as to trick the hone. I'm thinking about turning my strop around but I think I would be confused by the upside down logo on the leather.
I turn my hones and strops if I can. My mind looses focus very easily counting laps so it is never the same but I think equals out in the long run.
I turn mine as well
Years ago gssixgun posted that he turned every 10 round trips IIRC, and I thought 'balderdash' ! Couple years later I was thinking about it while honing and gave it a shot. I do it all the time now. SO .......... you can teach an old dog new tricks ........... sometimes it just takes awhile for it to sink in. :shrug:
My stomach turns every time Mrs. Zero gets to the mailbox before me, does that count?
Funny, I flip mine to keep the water on the whole blade even. When I am chasing a pool with only the toe , I turn it.