Thread: 4000 grit

if i am honing my razor with a 400 grit norton waterstone is it normal for there to be a slight sound as the blade goes across the stone? i have a dovo special but am practicing honing with a cheap thing i got online for 20 bucks. any advice would be appreciated. thanks.

What kind of a sound is it?

I JUST finished honing a blade from start to finish, so I worked on the norton 4000. It does make a sound when honing on it, but it's kind of a smooth gliding sound, and very consistent throughout the stroke. Is it lapped properly? I ask because if it's not perfectly flat then there will be extra pressure on some parts of the blade due to the high and low spots on the stone, causing a different sound.

If you're still a honing newbie, than perhaps you're having trouble keeping the blade perfectly flat on the hone throughout the stroke. When I was first learning I found this difficult, and as a result caused a not-so-smooth sound when honing. Perhaps this is why?

i a m a honing newbie. lol wat exactly does lapping refer to?

get some sandpaper and a flatsurface and lapp your stone on it. Make sure you draw a grid on it..There's actually a section on how to lapp your hone in the Wiki.

Originally Posted by Kropy90

i a m a honing newbie. lol wat exactly does lapping refer to?

Lapping just means flattening the stone. Do what Dups said and check out the Wiki and search for lapping.

thanks guys. but dont the hones come completely flet when they r new?

Some do, some don't. (It's easier to do it yourself and "know" they're flat...besides, if you use a grid you'll see that it's flat from the get-go and not waste much time. Because of this it's worth it.)

Then as you use them they "dish out" our get worn unevening...then you got lap 'em again.