Thread: Pyramid question

This was in a Randy Tuttle post, I have not been able to find a reference that tells me what means.

5/4000 5/8000
3/4000 5/8000
3/4000 5/8000
1/4000 3/8000
1/4000 3/8000

is it "5 strokes up and back with a 4000 grit"
followed by "5 strokes up and back with 8000 grit"
followed by "3strokes up and back with 4000 grit"
followed by "etc".

Thanks

Yup! That is the pyramid honing pattern.

Well, you could go "back and up", but yes, by jove, I think you've got it!

Randy

Thanks guys! Just wanted to make sure.

sometimes written

5/5
3/5
3/5
1/3
1/3

X

That's short pyramid BTW. Standard comes down from 15/5, aggressive from 25/5. I've even done down from 100/10! to establish a bevel.

Sometimes written in hieroglyphics too. No sense to it this pyramid, but damn if it doesn't work.

Originally Posted by Korndog

Sometimes written in hieroglyphics too.

What would that look like? Can you do up a schematic for us?

Originally Posted by xman

What would that look like? Can you do up a schematic for us?

Damn keyboard; very heavy. I'll try and hook 'er up.