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02-08-2009, 03:46 AM #11Senior Member
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Some steels and their heat treatments will also respond well to back honing. I've had a few razors I could never get really really sharp except for doing a few backward strokes. You can add that technique to your kit!
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02-08-2009, 12:12 PM #12Pogonotomy rules
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Originally Posted by Howard
At what point in your honing do you consider back honing? Are there any clues you look out for which point you that way? And how does it fit in with the traditional method (i.e. typically how many back strokes before returning to normal, and do you do a backward X?).
Apologies,
, but I'm intrigued and would to try it out.
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03-07-2009, 11:22 AM #13GO HABS GO!
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I'm curious too...?? Originally Posted by majurey
Howard
At what point in your honing do you consider back honing? Are there any clues you look out for which point you that way? And how does it fit in with the traditional method (i.e. typically how many back strokes before returning to normal, and do you do a backward X?).
Apologies,, but I'm intrigued and would to try it out.
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