What I learned about honing today
First off, I've been sharpening chisels and woodworking tools for quite some time, so my failures at honing a razor were starting to really bum me out. Today was my 4th or 5th attempt,after lapping my stones, reading the tutorials and watching the videos a dozen times. I could not establish a good bevel with my 1k Norton, and could not crop the hair on my arm. :beer2::beer2::beer2:
Finally, disgusted with my progress, I reverted back to my tool sharpening skills. I prefer sandpaper for that. I wetted down some 320 sandpaper and gave my Ebay special a few good laps. Instant bevel. Glee and joy ensued.
On to actually CUTTING something, next. The edge was looking good on my 1K, finally, and I moved on the the 4/8, using a pyramid. I had been using essentially zero pressure and I did 2 things differently. First, I sped up my strokes, second I applied decent, but light pressure for the 25/20 strokes on both stones. Nice, but not where I wanted to be. I have 2 separate 4k 8k stones, as opposed to the combo. I rubbed the two together to create a slurry and NOW I'm in business. I had a shave ready razor within 5 more minutes.:tu
Lessons:
Sandpaper is still my friend...just not too much.
pressure is my friend...just not too much
Slurry is my friend...I have no idea how much is too much
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