Thread: rolling x stroke on this one?

Originally Posted by greatgoogamooga

Restoring this one that I got off ebay. This is their pic, before I polished it. I'll need to start honing it next and I'm a newbie honer (is that a word?). Would you say this has enough of a smile that I need to use a rolling x stroke? Would this one be a challenge for a new hone....guy?

Thanks

Goog

What hones do you have?

In following this thread I was struck by the thought
that some of the differences of opinion may begin
with the differences in the hone on the bench.

A big long and wide superstone would invite
a very different stroke than a palm size
razor hone. A long narrow hone would
be different yet again.

Also aside from style the shape of a razor reflects
the tools of the time as much as the style. What
set of hones match the vintage of this style of
blade?

Originally Posted by niftyshaving

What hones do you have?

I have a set of Nortons and a Chinese 12K.