Thread: Is honing mentally tiring?

BlacknTan,

Like shaving with a straight, I find honing most relaxing; the time just seems to fly by

I can quite understand that if you are concentrating very, very hard, then it will tire you out !

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

I find it very relaxing. But if I get a razor that I just cant get right, it can get a bit frustrating..! In that instance, I put the blade down and either work on another or come back to it later.

It is kinda like riding a bicycle, when you first tried it all your concentration was on not doing anything wrong. After a few runs like that then you began to actually enjoy the ride.

Develop your honing stroke so that the water flows in front of the edge from heel to toe. They your good to go.

Originally Posted by randydance062449

It is kinda like riding a bicycle, when you first tried it all your concentration was on not doing anything wrong. After a few runs like that then you began to actually enjoy the ride.

Develop your honing stroke so that the water flows in front of the edge from heel to toe. They your good to go.

Love that analogy Randy. My two favorite pastimes in the world. I'm too old for my former favorite.

I'm fairly new at honing too, and I know what you mean about getting mentally fatigued. I have a couple of razors that I've been slowly picking away at that are just driving me bat$#!+. Those fatigue me because every time I think I've got my skills down, they taunt me! I'll put those away and pick up another one that hones up beautifully in less than an hour and feel like king of the hones.

Goog

I find it relaxing too. A bit like being on the firing range just concentrating on the front sight.
During honing I just count my hone strokes and listen to the sounds of the steel meeting the hone, or to music.

That is why I switched to a "shavette "

Don't know what this says of me but for the past few days I've been honing 3 blades after work. I have not been sleeping for the past few months, just a few hours a day. I just noticed that after a couple hours on the hones I sleep like a rock for at least 6 hours... It's great

Wonder if I can use that as an excuse for my RAD/JHAD...???

My experiences are similar to what JimmyHAD described -- some days I find it so mentally relaxing and zen like that I don't want to stop... others I begin to visually focus a little too hard and my eyes tire a bit... and still other I find my self getting frustrated or overly obsessive with my results and have to set everything aside for a while.

All in all though, the more I do it, the more I learn, the more I want to do it.

Its pure relaxation, once you figure out how to correct problem blades it will be nothing but joy for you as well!