Would any of the honemisters reccomend a noob to honing try this

Or is this method mentioned in this article something I should wait until I am proficient at honing to try in say a year or more?

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Honestly, I would get proficient with normal honing before trying the fun 'stunts' so to speak. The diamond-on-spyderco thing works, but not always. A set of normal hones will sharpen 100% of razors made with good steel.

Thanks I''ll do that

By all means, though, wait and see what others think. I am no honemeister, and would hate to let my Luddite opinion stand in the way of honing progress. :D

i haven't tried this hone before but i do hear good things about it...it would be like using a Japanese stone to hone with different nagura stones determining how coarse or fine the grit becomes.... or in your case it would be the pastes you choose.

Brings to my mind the great jazz saxophonist, Charlie 'Yardbird' Parker. Reputed to have said,"Master your instrument, then forget all that sh*t and play." IOW, learn to hone correctly with the usual stones and procedures and then venture out into the more esoteric ways and means. Just IMHO. :)

If you already have the UF hone, then sure, go ahead and give it a try. I would not buy that as a first hone though.

I think it would be easier to get to know what the edge does/feels like at certain stages and to get more comfortable with various issues/tricks/strokes, but (unless you go totally nuts on a razor) it can't hurt if you already have that stuff. From thereon in, I agree with what Ron posted above me.

You will most likely prefer a variety of stones for different razors over time. Consider the diamond spray/UF system another arrow in the quiver rather than a magic bullet.