Thread: simple honing under the stereo scope

my customs I ship with a 12k naniwa, then 10 laps on a crox strop, then linen, then leather.

that video and this thread was based on taking a beginner that doesn't have a clue about honing a razor and has read a whole bunch of stuff from folks saying that honing is some sort of mysterious black art that only a select few can even begin to think that they could one day dream of doing, after spending their life savings on stones, and putting it in the hands of us normal mortals. using simple combination stone and a burr to let you know when you are done with each step.

the arks are just another toy to play with.

I guess the difference is feeling when the edge is about to wire-edge and actually doing a wire-edge and see it under magnification...
A pyramid honing regimen in the mid range is a great way for beginners to learn this and avoid the overhoning and subsequent issues of wire-edge and burrs.
Not too efficient to go too far, I am thinking..

The 12K Super Stone/ Chrome Oxide edge is tough to beat, bullet proof daily driver edge, but there is more for those willing to look for it. That is the rabbit hole.

There is a big difference between a daily driver and a racecar. You can’t teach a kid to drive in a Formula One car, they are difficult to parallel park.

It is not old guys saying it is hard or magic, it is new guys that say that when they find it is not as easy as freehand sharpening a kitchen knife. The difficult part is identifying why rubbing steel on a rock is not working on a razor. The problem with magnification is understanding what you are seeing, what it means and how to fix it.

Don’t get me wrong, what you are doing is what this forum used to be about. Guys experimenting and posting daily their finding, thoughts and the debate that followed.

For a lot of reasons those days and many of those guys are gone. But if this forum is to revive, that is what is needed. New information for the new guy who will not search the library where the blueprints for the wheels are stored. There is not much new, in honing razors in the last couple hundred years, except better synthetic stones. Naturales and pastes have been used for years and some still work, very well.


Keep swinging.

This is a little OT, but in reference to the "slurry-turd" you mentioned, Tom (which is my new favorite word, by the way-will have to look for ways to work it into conversations), are you referring to the "brown biscuit" that comes with the Chosera 1k for cleaning, cuz that's what it looks like? I have heard some say they use it for slurry on the green brick, and some say no way.

Lately I have been using slurry generated by a well-worn DMT 325 plate for full bevel-setting on the 1k (or sometimes even the white side of the Norton 4k), but I'll have to try the "slurry turd" next time.

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

Lately I have been using slurry generated by a well-worn DMT 325 plate for full bevel-setting on the 1k (or sometimes even the white side of the Norton 4k), but I'll have to try the "slurry turd" next time.

Not sure what causes it but be very careful you don't get larger broken particles in the mix which will chip your blade in an instant. Make sure the cleaning stones edges are all chamfered & watch your pressure when slurrying. I find a diamond plate more consistent.