Thread: Honing with two hands

Yeah, GO TRIBE!!!

For what it's worth, I just watched Bill Ellis' CD last night, and he hones with two hands--even on the pasted strop.

I don't think it matters too much. You can get good results either way with enough practice.

I will say, though, that I hone one-handed. I had a big breakthrough when I watched Lynn's video and copied his posture. I suspect that the two-handed honers have just figured out a way to compensate for whatever drawbacks go along with a two-handed approach, just the way we one-handers have.

Josh

May I just clarify what I consider to be honing with two hands.
This is not a technique I use to hold the blade flat against the hone. That I can manage with one hand. I don't use it to put pressure on the blade intentionally(unless on a very low grit doing restoration)
I use two hands simply to guide the blade at the angle I want on the hone.
There is no downward pressure involved but guiding forward from behind the toe of the blade with just one finger, which when done carefully puts no more pressure on the bevel than a bad form when honing with one hand.

I find that when honing with one hand carelessly it is easy to put more or less pressure than is desired just in the way you hold the blade in your hands, with two hands this is no more of a problem, but ensures that you can be steady with the angle you are holding the blade, and the direction of the stroke.

I don't always use this technique. I just use it when I have a very wide hone and occasionally on other particular stones or razors. I find the best way for me to hone is with a thinner hone in my left hand and razor in my right.
The combination of the two hands together adjusting the stroke and pressure works best for me.(is this considered one handed or two!)

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Originally Posted by adjustme69

How bout those Indians........



Lynn

Vijay,

I'm thinking you might be from outside the U.S... The Cleveland Indians are a baseball team. They're one game away from going to the World Series. Tonight's game is going to be tough, too. Boston's pitcher was dominant in his last game...

Josh

Edit: On further reflection, I thought you might just be confused by Lynn's seemingly off-topic reply. I can't speak for him, but usually that's his way of keeping the discussion light and friendly.

Vijay,

That's the Cleveland Indians, a baseball team in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. "Go Tribe" being the shibboleth for inspiring the team to greatness.

Bruce

"Rip, rah, ree, hit 'em in the knee; rip, rah, rass... hit 'em in the other knee," is the rallying cry for the Minnesota Vikings, a football club not in Ohio.

Thank you for educating me, gents - I am originally from outside the US, and have absolutely no interest in watching sports, so I am quite uneducated when it comes to team names.

I also didn't know of Lynn's off-topic-humor thing, so I went in a loop thinking about which Indians hone two handed (other than me of course) - and how come I don't know about it. Major confusion as you can probably fathom. For that matter, I am an Indian who does hone two handed... gaaaaaaaaaahhhh!

Sorry for the ignorance and the confusion.

That's nothing to be sorry for. If you aren't familiar with something like sports and a type of humor, that's no fault of your own. I haven't a clue about some things the English find hilarious

Originally Posted by Quick Orange

That's nothing to be sorry for. If you aren't familiar with something like sports and a type of humor, that's no fault of your own. I haven't a clue about some things the English find hilarious

When I watch an English comedy, I usually find myself laughing but don't know why ---I know it's funny to someone somewhere ------

Justin

Originally Posted by karkarta

Thank you for educating me, gents - I am originally from outside the US, and have absolutely no interest in watching sports, so I am quite uneducated when it comes to team names.

I also didn't know of Lynn's off-topic-humor thing, so I went in a loop thinking about which Indians hone two handed (other than me of course) - and how come I don't know about it. Major confusion as you can probably fathom. For that matter, I am an Indian who does hone two handed... gaaaaaaaaaahhhh!

Sorry for the ignorance and the confusion.

That's funny, that was the first thing I thought of, too (Indians honing two handed) and I even lived outside of Cleveland, Ohio, at one point in my life. Of course, that thought was short lived and I realized that Lynn was talking Baseball.......No heaviness intended from me in this thread! I was only pointing out the fact that different schools of thought could actually exist

You just have to develop your own technique. No matter how you do it its the result that matters. All roads lead to rome.

Personally I use two fingers (hands). I find using the second digit helps to stabilize the razor. I don't use any downwards pressure with my other hand but if you are heavy handed its just not a good idea to use two hands though. I do alot of tinkering with watches so I have developed a very light hand when manipulating things so maybe thats why it works so well for me.