Just a couple of points
Japanese Style honing
Kamisori honing
Nuff said
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Just a couple of points
Japanese Style honing
Kamisori honing
Nuff said
The only downside I've seen to half strokes is that any edge trailing stroke is more likely to draw out a burr. Generally speaking, edge leading X strokes don't do this, and for the most part half strokes don't either though I have done it on a 1K hone. The remedy for this is simple, just takes a few normal X strokes to knock any burrs off before moving on to the next step.
Technique also varies stone type to stone type. With fast cutting synthetics standard X strokes with edge leading will be plenty to get you through, especially on the higher grit stones where it will usually only take a small handful of strokes to get the desired result. Natural stones cut slower, and I tend to use half strokes all the way to the finishing stage, with a few regular X strokes thrown in here or there to ensure that I'm not forming a burr even though that's far less likely with a slow cutting natural.
But there's more than one way to skin a cat. All that matters at the end of the day is how pleased you are with your results. :beer1:
There are many many paths that lead to the perfect edge, and they are all correct. When you are first learning, if you follow one persons technique until you can get predictable restults, you will find yourself with a good foundation from which to experiment from. Personally I chose to follow gssixgun videos for my foundation, and branched a little from there. meets are a great place to learn new stuff. I wish I could have started there. I think one of the ways I have seen many new guys get confused is by trying to listen too and try too many different techniques at the same time.
WOW! Have not seen such multiquoting in a good spell. Well-done, Oz!
:roflmao