Thread: Some observations on magnification

Yup. That's exactly how I hone and strop too!

Originally Posted by Utopian

Yup. That exactly how I hone and strop too!

You are welcome to keep it

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Glenn referred to them as Japanese strokes in another thread. I can't recall which one. It is kind of the back and forth motion you used when you were a kid and had one of those paddles with a small rubber ball attached to a string. Kind of an edge forward then back hone stroke done fairly rapidly with a bit of pressure. I used to call them paddle strokes.

I always called them zicky zack strokes. zicky is foward and back, and zack is the second forward motion. zicky zack, zicky zack, etc.

Originally Posted by Ditch Doc

I always called them zicky zack strokes. zicky is foward and back, and zack is the second forward motion. zicky zack, zicky zack, etc.

Hey Doc! Thanks for your technological view. Is that per milspec?