Thread: Honing Mistakes?

Originally Posted by gssixgun

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"

Ok.. Quick update:

I tried it again with the stone at approximately 1:30 or 2 o'clock and in my hand... much better. Not quite as comfortable, but I feel that I could learn to do this... I did find myself flipping it the "wrong" way some, but the speed and comfort was not all that much different. I will probably work on changing this because the risk that I could damage an edge is worth trying to make an adjustment even before I actually do any damage.

Specific to the two finger issue: Sometimes yes, sometimes no... depends on the circumstances, but either is as comfortable as the other to me...