Thread: Honing with two hands

Sharpening In my tests I have seen it much easier for me to control the flatness and pressure using two hands. Is there any contra to use 2 hands?

Thanks for you help

Greetings for all

I'd like to hear the answer on this one as well. I tend to use two hands to keep the spine stable, to keep the razor flat on the hone all the time, not really for pressure.

As an absolute honing newb, I find that using two hands really helps. I try not to add any pressure and just guide the blade with a couple of fingers of my left hand. I try that if I start with them right in the middle of the blade, it helps me do a passable x-pattern. I, too, would like to hear the experts on this.

Ok, I'm no master and I have heard much advice to the contrary, but I use two hands sometimes on some hones.
The norton is one. I always use two hands - no pressure but just enough support to stop the blade dragging its toe.
With smaller hones I find that the x pattern I use avoids the need for two hands so I don't do it.
I also use 2 hands on the lower grit stones like 1k to ensure even pressure on all sections of the blade, especially on larger wedges.

I allways hone with one hand , x stroke , approx 45 deg heel leading on all of my razors

( In shooting clays as a newbie, you can hit the targets with different ways, but for a constantly high score you must train your muscles with the correct fluid motion from the beginning, because if you train in a wrong way it is more-more difficult to change the wrong motion )

So my oppinion is, that you must learn the one hand, x stroke honing, from the beginning

I think whatever works for you. There are excellent honers who use two hands - I use two hands, but I'm NOT an excellent honer

Jordan

Originally Posted by jnich67

I think whatever works for you. There are excellent honers who use two hands - I use two hands, but I'm NOT an excellent honer

Jordan

I disagree with you Jordan
I believe that for a constantly high score 25/25 you must hone with one hand and x motion