Thread: Honing issues

Originally Posted by Gasman

Yes. And you should see the water move from the heal to the toe staying in front of the blade.

I wont harp at you but... When i learned to flip the blade the RIGHT way was the day it all started to come together fir me. Just saying.

I try to flip the blade over the spine but it feels so un-natural to me that I just make more mistakes trying to remember to do it. I don't know why when I can strop flipping the blade over the spine and it feels right.

Nobody is born with the skills to hone a razor or to do many things. Humans fortunately are very good at adapting themselves and learning things. The more you practice good techniques as the example above, the easier this will all become. Progress however small at first is still progress. Soon it all comes together. At first you have to think thru each step. And eventually your muscle memory will take over. Some razors are a little more time consuming than others. I didn't say harder on purpose. Because everything is hard until you know how then it's easy. Keep plugging is all I will say. Keep asking questions. You will get out what you put in.

Originally Posted by Audels1

I try to flip the blade over the spine but it feels so un-natural to me that I just make more mistakes trying to remember to do it. I don't know why when I can strop flipping the blade over the spine and it feels right.

Yeah if you watch my vids I do half right, half wrong,

Keep in mind it is only really "Wrong" if you hit the edge on the hone

You can do it either way. But the best time to learn to do it correctly is to do it from the beginning. Now, im not bitchin at you. As Glen said, you can see him doing it the "other way" in his vids. I was just letting you know that when I learned to do it properly it helped me a lot. A lot of fine details just came together. I dont know if that will work for you the same but...

Originally Posted by Gasman

Now, im not bitchin at you.

I am sorry if I came across like I thought you were!! I assure you I didn't. All I see on here so far is good advice.

Although it is true that it only matters if you hit the edge on the stone why present the opportunity to do so? It is harder unlearn a habit than to learn one. I still flip it the wrong way every once in a while by accident. It really sucks when you ding the edge though, especially if you are at finish. Now you have to go back, maybe to the beginning which eats up time and steel.
Remember having to learn to let off the brake if you start to skid? That's unnatural too but you do it for a VERY good reason. Think of it that way. Skidding only matters if you hit something but who wants to do that?

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Yeah if you watch my vids I do half right, half wrong,

Keep in mind it is only really "Wrong" if you hit the edge on the hone

I resemble that remark, lol.