Thread: Rambling about pressure

When I hone or strop a razor the only pressure I put on razor is actual weight of razor....Honing is about finess letting the weight of blade do the work to create the fine edge...It seems any time I used pressure on hone I ended up with a sub sharp edge compared to letting razor do it...also the reason razor felt lighter in pressure as razor became sharper may have been that as you swithed to finer grade hone...thehone surface was smoother thus less drag on blade...when I strop, I strop very rythmicly and quickly ...I dont think I have the control to very my pressure on the strop...I have learned thru experience what the drag feels like leather on blade when I am stroping effectively...I can tell by feel whether my razor will be sharpafter stroping...

I only use enough pressure to ensure the blade is kept flat, nothing more. With too light a touch I cannot feel it is flat so it's just enough to feel that both edges are touching.

Gary