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gssixgun Some thoughts on "Learning to... 10-30-2009, 07:26 PM
ChrisL I agree completely with you,... 10-30-2009, 07:38 PM
gssixgun :) Chris great minds think... 10-30-2009, 07:43 PM
commiecat I think it's better to tell... 10-30-2009, 07:55 PM
gssixgun Hmmmm another thought: ... 10-30-2009, 08:05 PM
mojka I started on pretty good... 10-30-2009, 07:44 PM
keenedge I think part of the reason... 10-30-2009, 08:23 PM
gssixgun OMG you are sooooooo Dramatic... 10-30-2009, 08:40 PM
keenedge I don't know. :w:rofl2: 10-30-2009, 08:50 PM
TheBaron I don't hone yet, but logic... 10-30-2009, 08:50 PM
JimmyHAD I aways recommend to new guys... 10-30-2009, 09:52 PM
gssixgun Thanks Jimmy Man great write... 10-30-2009, 10:09 PM
thebigspendur I think or at least from my... 10-30-2009, 11:07 PM
jendeindustries I agree that if one were... 10-30-2009, 11:54 PM
Basset For the non-meisters, I think... 10-31-2009, 12:14 AM
gssixgun Hmmm Some thoughts from the... 10-31-2009, 12:49 AM
richmondesi I can attest to the expensive... 10-31-2009, 01:12 AM
onimaru55 Kind of agree with Glen. If... 10-31-2009, 03:07 AM
ChickenBurrito I think that this is the main... 11-02-2009, 11:53 PM
rayman I posted here a while back,... 11-03-2009, 04:35 PM
gregs656 Costs are relative. I dropped... 11-03-2009, 09:26 PM
ziggy925 This is a good thread. Being... 11-06-2009, 03:16 AM
IanS If you create a sharp blade... 11-13-2009, 06:23 AM
razormike I think the point of a "crap... 11-16-2009, 07:46 AM
FTG Finally got it!!! Honed &... 11-18-2009, 07:05 AM
razormike A reply to my reply, lol by... 11-20-2009, 05:19 PM
mainaman it's how I started sort of, I... 10-31-2009, 01:06 AM
shooter1 [QUOTE=gssixgun;479872]"Get... 10-31-2009, 11:54 PM
GeauxLSU Some good thoughts here. As... 11-02-2009, 02:18 PM
gssixgun Some more good points here..... 11-02-2009, 08:22 PM
gregs656 When I 'learnt' to hone, I... 11-02-2009, 09:09 PM
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penguins87 olol, thats the way I learnt... 11-04-2009, 12:27 PM
gregs656 it surprises me how difficult... 11-04-2009, 12:53 PM
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    I think or at least from my point of view if someone is starting out they are all thumbs and they don't have a clue. It's not that I want them to get a crap razor and turn it into a shaving masterpiece. The idea is just to use it to learn how to hold the razor and use the hone and get comfortable with the mechanics of honing. Once they have that down then they can try with a serious razor.

    Just think about all the things that can happen while you are honing. Bad turns as you flip, gouging the edge against the edge of the hone, dropping the razor as you hone or having it torq during a stroke or using massive pressure as you hone. We could make a list. Maybe some of you have experience knife honing or are highly mechanically inclined but for someone who isn't...its like putting training wheels on your first bike.
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