Its funny that we have guys wanting to shave with a straight but use wild new honing methods . . . er, restoration methods.

I agree that its not a honing method. Most of the honing problems I've had were spine related.

But, its a fast way to get rid of a bevel.

It reminds me of interior decorating with handgrenades.

Most of the guys I've seen on here lately have a good handle on whats going on. I think we see a lot of "whatever" works for you when guys say something is working for them. Very few people want to buck success.

I think where we need to head is a series of pictures that show what a chip is that gets honed out and what a nick is that gets "breadknifed". Being rather traditional I'm not even sure I should actually be using the term "breadknife". I don't really bother reading the forums anymore, I assume that when someone recommends breadknifing that they are also emphasizing the need to recreate a bevel. Recreating a bevel would take me hours and hours.

It sure is true that we have a lot of underhoners too.

I think the diagnoses of honing issues is a big part of the "honemiester" moniker. I wonder if we could build up a better common set of instructions for fixing bevels and assessing sharpness.

Very productive thread though I'd say.