Originally Posted by
JP5
If it is one of your nicer razors save yourself some trouble and send it to Glen (gssixgun) for honing. I try to save money on that type of stuff, but having him hone a wedge and hollow ground for me and it gave me a standard to go by until I got more confident in my ability to judge an edge.
I noticed when I was honing on a 1k that I couldn't get it to shave my arm really well. Of course after I went to 6k it would. I started doing like so many had suggested in other threads and using clear water and less pressure before going to the next stone in my progression. Huge difference. Arm hairs were coming off with no problem off the 1k. This had been bothering me because if you can get a pocket knife to shave off a coarser stone shouldn't I be able to get a shaving edge off a 1,000 grit stone which is finer by knife standards? Anyway, make sure you aren't using too much pressure on the higher grits?
Are you shaving off a 5k? What is your progression?
That is interesting. One strip of tape on each blade face near spine? Full or half strip? Does that make it harder to run parallel to the edge without going over the spine?
I ask Richard because I have a wedge I want to hone but I'm more timid after what I did to a bevel a few years ago on one. Thanks as always R.