Thread: Leo's Daddy Learns to Hone (picture heavy)

I'm pleased (and, I confess, a little surprised) that you went with the Unicot method. There will be bumps along the way. Any setback will, after some reflection, deepen your understanding. I remember one razor that just would not get sharp on my "heavy" slurry. I left it alone for a couple of days, until the thought hit me that maybe the slurry was too thick, and was dulling more than sharpening that particular blade. 30 passes on a slightly diluted slurry solved the problem.

You will master the Unicot strategy, and then you will begin to think like a honer. You will be able to transfer those skills to other hones, be they Nortons, Shaptons, or whatever you have. I favor the coticule, but I go to other hones often just for the fun of it. Once you know how to play the Star Spangled Banner correctly, you're free to riff Hendrix-style, if you want to.

Someone much wiser than I once noted that the basis of freedom is discipline. Until we have learned to discipline ourselves, we really need someone else to tell us what to do -- although we may bridle at the thought.

Keep at it.