Thread: A different slant on honing

So, consider the source.

Why not just strop on paste and get the same effect? A sheet or two of copy paper under film does the same, provides a bit of give to convex the edge.

Yes, nano grit paste, CBN or Diamond can yield a great shaving edge, but few razors can handle that edge and microchips after a few stropping’s.

Consider the source.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

So, consider the source.

Why not just strop on paste and get the same effect? A sheet or two of copy paper under film does the same, provides a bit of give to convex the edge.

Yes, nano grit paste, CBN or Diamond can yield a great shaving edge, but few razors can handle that edge and microchips after a few stropping’s.

Consider the source.

I thought this was about convex stones, not convex edges. The idea, right or wrong however it may be, is that only a small part of the edge is in full contact with the hone at any given point in time or in the honing stroke. At least that's my take on it. Yeah if you want a convex EDGE, you are absolutely correct, but a convex stone isn't going to necessarily give a convex edge, any more than a flat stone would.

It is about a Convex hone to create a Concave Bevel or that was the original claim ... He has since backed away from that and settled more on the "Easier to Hone"

I just wish the little weasel would stop tagging me to up his hits

Oh and the Wet vs Whet post on YouTube is the funniest I have read in sometime

The audacity of the Wet Shaving world to call it Wet Shaving instead of Whet Shaving,, Oh in case you all didn't realize I guess I invented that term "Wet Shaving" yea !!!! ME

Originally Posted by gssixgun

The audacity of the Wet Shaving world to call it Wet Shaving instead of Whet Shaving,, Oh in case you all didn't realize I guess I invented that term "Wet Shaving" yea !!!! ME

We should add it to urban dictionary and credit you.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

It is about a Convex hone to create a Concave Bevel or that was the original claim ... He has since backed away from that and settled more on the "Easier to Hone"

I just wish the little weasel would stop tagging me to up his hits

Oh and the Wet vs Whet post on YouTube is the funniest I have read in sometime

The audacity of the Wet Shaving world to call it Wet Shaving instead of Whet Shaving,, Oh in case you all didn't realize I guess I invented that term "Wet Shaving" yea !!!! ME

LOL the wet/whet!

Okay I gotcha. Stone convex longways, not crossways. Or both, like my Awesado that I lapped flat. I was thinking convex side to side.

Originally Posted by CrescentCityRazors

LOL the wet/whet!

Okay I gotcha. Stone convex longways, not crossways. Or both, like my Awesado that I lapped flat. I was thinking convex side to side.

If you watch the Dovo vid their stone is done lengthwise so the hump would contact the razor edge as you hone so yes the low parts are along the long edges with the high hump running the long axis
Imagine using a set of Round Crock Sticks to only contact a small portion of the bevel at a time (Also recommended at one time)