Thread: Trouble with pulling hone

I have been trying to get a nice sharp edge back on a Dovo 5.8ths and am having trouble on the 4000 sidde of the hone. It seems the blade is catching on the hone once again which I am assuming means it needs to be lapped. I have been lapping it today and am not having any luck and have dulled my razor to boot. This stone does not want to get smooth so i must be doing something wrong.

Suggestions?? I am holding the stones together and rubbing under cold water.

Puzzling. Another one of those wish I was there moments. The 4K is supposed to pull some shouldn't it? I lap mine on a counter top with 600-800K wet/dry sandpaper. The grit rating in critical. What is the other stone your using?

I have a light blade that likes to do that and I have to place my index finger lightly on the spine as I lay the blade flat to hone it. I fear about putting too much wear on the spine so that when I began to tape the spines of my razors as I hone.
Ernest

Matt,

I've been giving this some thought, and I think the problem may be with your stroke. I remember that sometimes my Norton would feel weird if I allowed the toe to lift off the hone a little. The edges of the hone start to get a little rough and the stroke doesn't feel as smooth.

Taping the spine can be a big help in developing a smooth stroke. It'll lessen the friction.

The suggestion about using your off index finger to keep the toe flat is a good one. Don't press down; just steady the blade. Do you still feel the catch? Try flipping the hone around and trying it the other way. Do you feel a catch in the same place?

Don't worry too much about messing up your razor at this point. I don't think you can do too much damage if you use your head.

Let us know what you find.

Josh

One more time, what is the grit of the other hone? It might be to coarse.

I am using a Norton flattening stone. I believe it is 220. I am going to try lapping one more time tonight and then take a razor to the hone. IT is wierd though, the stone really does feel rougher than when I got it back from Josh. I have honed on it maybe a total of 35 minutes.

I will try the finger on the spine method, I did that a little the other night and it did help some, I just thought I might be messing up a razor.

I've heard the DMT 325 leaves a smoother finish on the hone than a Norton flattening stone. I don't know that this matters too much, although you may like the sensation of one surface better than another.

I liked to use my Norton 1K for a while, which is what Randy does, I think. Lynn uses the flattening stone. They all work, just a little differently.

Josh

I believe that if you check the threads you will find that a majority of people use a finer grit after the NFS such as 600-1000. I find that the 1000 grit finish is as "grabby" as I want it. A coarser, rougher finish is simply not called for.

Try lapping your Norton's on 600 or 1000 grit sandpaper. I think your problem may go away.


Just my two cents,

cool,

Thanks, Randy I will try that tonight.