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07-15-2009, 05:56 PM #1
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Thanked: 4942The nice thing about the 3 inch hones whether they be Norton, Naniwa Super, Shapton or whatever is that they actually help you keep a razor flat throughout the stroke as you hone. I still use the X stroke when I use them. With narrower hones I find that newer folks tend to put uneven pressure on the razor through out the stroke and lift up or press down at some point in the stroke as well. Once you have practiced and really have a nice, even and smooth stroke, I find it much easier to wander off into the realm of narrow hones and stones.
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Lynn
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07-15-2009, 06:12 PM #2
Once when honing a blade that was a borderline frown on a narrow hone, I managed to turn it into a definite frown (not realizing until pretty late) and then had to hone that out. Lesson learned.
Py's honing rule #3 (learned from Py's stupid things to do with a hone #6):
Anything with even the suggestion of a frown doesn't see a hone under 3 inches wide.
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07-15-2009, 06:15 PM #3
Py, here in the help files is a method avoid frowns using the x pattern.
Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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07-15-2009, 06:38 PM #4
I suppose that means I don't need both narrow and wide hones.
How disappointing.
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07-15-2009, 06:41 PM #5
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07-15-2009, 09:48 PM #6
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07-15-2009, 07:20 PM #7
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Thanked: 488I really like the Naniwa hones Lynn sells. I switched from a set of Nortons to these and I'm glad I did. The Naniwa has a very nice feel or feedback. Don;t get me wrong Nortons are excellent hones but I just found something I like better.
Personal preference has a lot to do with it and that will come with time and personal experience.