Thread: Some thoughts on "Learning to Hone"

Originally Posted by bassguy

Excellent write up Dylan. Makes me wish I had learned it that way. HAH!

I wish I'd learned that way too.... I did learn a honing stroke doing touchups on a Swaty. I can remember practicing on the edge of the Swaty, which is maybe 1 cm "wide" to work on keeping the razor flat. But after that, I fell into the trap of getting a BBW/Coti and messing with slurry.

If I could go back in time and be patient enough, I would learn how I wrote about it.

For the most part, I can generally get a good shaving edge on a razor. This isn't because I have some natural talent, or stones quarried on Mars, or razors that leap to the stones and beg to be honed. I've been taught to hone by other members who gave of their time and their stone resources to help someone else down the sometimes frustrating trail. Special thanks to Holli4, JoeD, Carrie, not to mention Lynn and Don at last year's WNY meet. I hope to pass the favor on when I can, and I hope to keep learning, and I hope I don't get a case of fathead and get ahead of myself.

New members -- post where you live! Besides being interesting in itself, knowing your location might just be a ticket to meeting someone with like interests, and just maybe an assist into the world of honing.

Or maybe it will just become another addiction to feed; can't help you there.