Quote Originally Posted by FreyGrimrod View Post
Ok so I know pressure has been discussed ad infinitum but I mentioned this in one of Floorpizza's posts before..... and no I don't want to give folks new to honing the wrong idea and have them put their shoulders let alone their backs into razor honing..... that being said:

While yes I do still finish each grit with very light strokes I've been finding myself using "a whole lot" (relatively) more pressure on the Shapton's than I would on any of the natural stones I've used in the past.... am I nuts? Does my technique need work? (ok clearly my technique needs work but is this a sacriledge?) Since I've been enjoying the shaves.

This is exactly what I'm wondering, too. I know the Shaptons will be slower than the DMT's, but wow.... it just seems like I don't get *anywhere* with them unless I use slightly more pressure than the weight of the blade.

I guess every stone has it's own unique method of use to get best results from it, and the DMT's are *very* different in technique needed than the Shaptons. Just gotta learn the new instrument, I guess.