Thread: Honing with two hands

I certainly don't speak for him, but Bill Ellis uses two hands in his CD, and his edges are as good if not better than any I've shaved with.

I actually find it easier to use negative pressure with two hands. I realize I may be in the minority. I just feel that if I can control pressure with one hand, I can control it with the other as well.

Also, I don't use the second hand to push down on the razor as much as to push it along the hone.

Again, I think its what works for you.

Jordan

Originally Posted by jnich67

I certainly don't speak for him, but Bill Ellis uses two hands in his CD, and his edges are as good as any I've shaved with.

I actually find it easier to use negative pressure with two hands. I realize I may be in the minority. I just feel that if I can control pressure with one hand, I can control it with the other as well.

Also, I don't use the second hand to push down on the razor as much as to push it along the hone.

Again, I think its what works for you.

Jordan

I own the CD as well and from what I remember Bill Ellis used two hands in the beginning to increase the pressure and remove more metal, then moved on to one handed honing later in his progression. I could be remembering this incorrectly though.

Originally Posted by heavydutysg135

I own the CD as well and from what I remember Bill Ellis used two hands in the beginning to increase the pressure and remove more metal, then moved on to one handed honing later in his progression. I could be remembering this incorrectly though.

David, When I visited Ross Cutlery, how it towards there?

Greetings

Originally Posted by Estroncio

David, When I visited Ross Cutlery, how it towards there?

Greetings

The owners of Ross Cutlery honed razors with one hand on a very long and thin coticule.

A narrow and long hone is the best for all types of razors in my oppinion

Originally Posted by Yannis

A narrow and long hone is the best for all types of razors in my oppinion

I recently placed a special order for an 8 inch long by 3/4 inch wide Belgian Coticule from Howard at theperfectedge.com. This should be a really cool, unique, and useful stone!

I have always felt that you get a much more even and consistent stroke and a more even level of minimal pressure from using one hand. I have never been a fan of altering pressure either, although some do.

Have fun,

Lynn

Originally Posted by heavydutysg135

I recently placed a special order for an 8 inch long by 3/4 inch wide Belgian Coticule from Howard at theperfectedge.com. This should be a really cool, unique, and useful stone!

And if you cut a norton 4000 and a belgian blue in this dimension.....

I think it depends on the person honing . I think some people hone better with 2 hands , and some people are better using 1 hand . I use 2 hands . I tried honing with 1 hand , and got mediocre results . Switched to 2 hands , and my results improved big time , YMMV

Originally Posted by Yannis

And if you cut a norton 4000 and a belgian blue in this dimension.....

You can use the side of the 1 sided 4K (not 4K/8K) Norton as a 1 inch wide by 8 inch long hone. I am also using the side of my 6X2 belgian natural as my narrow (about 3/4 inches wide) belgian blue even though there is a mixture of both the blue and yellow garnets in the slurry (the blue seems to predominate the mix though). I also have both a vintage blue and a vintage green escher that are about 1 X 5 and 7/8 X 5 respectively that I use for finishing. Needless to say, I really like to use narrow stones on razors that do not have a perfectly flat and straight blade profile.