Thread: Sound while honing on finishers

Hi folks,

When honing I try to hear all possible changes from stone to stone and of course during the laps on 1 stone.
Besides the feeling that changes when you reach the apex, the sound changes as well.
So far so good.

When reaching the 8k, there is usually not much to hear since you don't press too hard and may be go down with speed.
But most of the time you can feel a rubbing under the blade while the stone is doing its work.
You can also hear that. Usually a crispy sound.

I'm far from really pro concerning honing.
I get results I consider great for me (HHT) and more important great shaves.

Now my question:

Is the goal to eliminate all rubbing feeling and all crispy sound on the 8k and also 16k (both shapton glass stones HR)?

I ask because I tried and achieved that, but it took about 50 laps on the 8k and more than 60 Laps on the 16k.
Shave was the same as when stopping before all sounds and rubbing feel is eliminated, I guess because after honing I always finish with linen, dovo black and clean leather.
Bevel looked perfectly polished and without any microchips (600x).

Is this because of the hard shapton stones?
Do you deem it desirable to go for eliminating all sound?

Thanks for your opinion on that.