The mistake I most often make is assuming the next warped W&B wedge will sharpen up more easily than the last one did
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The mistake I most often make is assuming the next warped W&B wedge will sharpen up more easily than the last one did
anything of the above, LOL
(apart from Jimmy's number.... I'm still a couple behind, hehehe)
+1 on flipping the razor with the edge facing the hone, dong it might be more dangerous but it aslso feels more natural.
I think its best to learn to do things the dangerous way if you can do it without casuing damage.
Who dares wins about a second each time. Although if you keep damaging the blade and having to reset the bevel then you probably are not saving much time.
Please advice me how I can win that extra second.
YouTube - stroke.WMV
Just all meant in good fun/ too each his own. ;)
I've wondered that myself. The only thing I can think of is that the edge trailing when stropping makes the difference in my hands... I don't know, but I didn't give up on the spine flip stroke after a week or two. I went months without being flip the razor on its spine without fumbling around with it in my hand... This is the point of the thread, btw: admitting the rules that we break... I know it's not "right", so let's not debate the issue.
Exactly also how you position the stone on a surface or in your hand can change life...
Looking at the "top" of the stone for a right handed person it can go from 12:00 straight up to 3:00 straight sideways Adjust the stone and the stroke so that it is comfortable first,,, then make sure your elbow is level and it should work...
Speed is an opinion too BTW there are some that believe a 1-2 second stroke is the best (8 in hone) and others like Bart that speed hone...
I have no opinion either way and probably fall in the both catagory...
I also fall in the both catagory on one hand-vs-two hands...
and in the "on a surface" or "in the hand" for the stone...
One should never assume just because it works for them on that razor, on that stone, that it is "Right"
Hence back to my original post in this thread "Dude I "planned "it that way"