Thread: Pitfalls in honing - experiences from a newbie

Thanks for taking the time for such
a good post.

John

Good job.

Well done.

Excellent post!

I've learned, too, that trying to even out a bevel by pressing hardish while having one's fingers too far forward on the razor may lead to the loss of finger-flesh, and hence is not to be recommended

Bart,

Great post. I agree about 99.9 percent. I do use a soft microfiber cloth to wipe blades clean between hones and for examination. Other than that...

You are correct in your assumption that a Norton 4K can substitute for a bevel-setting hone. It does take longer, though, and the only danger for a newbie is that he might get nervous doing so many strokes and figure he's ruining his razor. Or he might get impatient and use a lot of pressure to speed things along, and that can damage the razor.

I don't pay attention to the number of strokes while setting the bevel and cleaning up the edge. It has to be done right, even if it means a freakish number of strokes...

Josh

Where's a good X-stroke demo??

Scott,

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