Thread: First Attempt at Honing

“but was not nearly as smooth as…”

Yup, perfectly normal.

What I have witnessed with new honers, is the fear of using too much pressure at the bevel set… and not fully setting the bevel. We have pounded into new guys “Weight of the blade pressure”.

Not at bevel set…

You cannot polish an edge, that does not exist.

Hands on honing, will open your eyes to lots of issues, you will be allowed to peek behind the curtain…

Seriously, sit down and write out, all your questions and watch everything they do, not just what they say.

Folks always tell me, it all the little stuff that, they, never talk about in the videos.

Originally Posted by Demetrius

I'm going to work on the blade a bit and try a rescale before working on the edge. I'll bring the blade with me on Saturday as well.

Good move on making the scales before honing the blade. I hate pinning up shave ready edges.

Just a few things, 1st get yourself a razor honed by a person who does it professionally. You will then know what you are trying to achieve ie; How a pro honed razor feels on your face, what you see, and maybe, how it cuts arm hair/thumb pad so you can reproduce it. To learn at a good pace, then maintain that one razor, with a medium finishing hone, say a Naniwa 8k. Will keep that razor going for a while. Once you know what you are after, it's easier, than trying to learn honing on an unknown razor. That way you can step back if things aren't going well, or progress if things are good.