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Thread: Do you pyramid?

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    Simple yes or no... or sometimes. Do you pyramid when you hone?

    I'm very curious as to who uses a pyramid and who does not. If you'd like, please feel free to add in which hones you pyramid with and what your pyramid is like.

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    I fall into the sometimes category. Lately pyramids more often than not. Sometimes with the Norton 4/8, the Shapton Pro 2k/5k and polish on the 8k, the naniwa 3k/5k and polish on the 8k. I may go further up the grit ladder in polishing but the 8k and above is always progressive.

    All of the above is following setting the bevel. If I am using naturals I do not pyramid and I sometimes do hone on bbw/coticule or on an Eshcer....after setting the bevel on a synthetic.
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    I can't say that I really know what a pyramid is. I have an idea from reading some posts. I guess I would have to vote no.
    sometimes I come back to a coarser grit when I realize that I moved up a grit too soon. Does that count as a pyramid?

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    Well, I've been trying the pyramid. I've got three razors in need of some work, and a Norton 4K/8K combo stone. So, of course, having "grown up" here, I'll try the pyramid. So far, the results have been less than impressive, but that may be my inexperience.

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    Yes, I usually use the pyramid. Simply because it works for me.


    "Cheap Tools Is Misplaced Economy. Always buy the best and highest grade of razors, hones and strops. Then you are prepared to do the best work."
    - Napoleon LeBlanc, 1895

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    my answer is no.Not because it doesnt work.because norton is out of my rotation.have i used before yes .does it work yes if you know what are you doing.

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    When learning on the Norton combo (4/8) I used the pyramid advised in various posts. It worked and taught me the principles.

    Since moving to natural stones and becoming more confident with what I was doing, I dropped the prescriptive pyramid but retained the principle of dropping down to a lower grit before proceeding up again if the outcome is not as desired at each stage.

    So 'no' now, but I used to.

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    Lynn says that pyramiding is used for the 4/8 Norton. Since I don't own the Norton 4/8, I don't pyramid. I use Shaptons which are designed to be used progressively so that is what I do.

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    I use a mostly natural stone setup, so no.

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    I do with my Norton. I set bevel on Naniwa 1k, pyramid my Norton 4k/8k, then finish with Naniwa 12k.

    I'm new and those are pretty much the only hones I use. Started the pyramid because I was following the wiki and have continued because it has worked so far.

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