Thread: 1k to a 4k honing prob...

Any new whetstone should be laped upon arriving at its' new bench for its' new honer. that's the surface that will start cutting right, right from the begining. Any way it's what I always do.

tinkersd.

Did you ever simply proceed forward and try shaving? As thebigspendur mentioned, there may be nothing wrong at all, in that the 1k may be producing teeth that are sufficient to grab the hair but the teeth off the 4k may not. Still, the edge is still getter sharper.

I can only imagine the damage going on honing a razor sharp enough to cut hair on 1K. It's almost like the need to use a 4K was a big surprise. Consider that honing is additive in both sharpness and damage.

You could consider using a DMT 325 for lapping. That's what I use for all my stones, and it works great.

Originally Posted by Skippy

You could consider using a DMT 325 for lapping. That's what I use for all my stones, and it works great.

+1 on the DMT 325's. Just got mine and it made a big difference.

Maybe try Lynn's pyramid technique. It should be in the Wiki. You can use this method on the Norton 4/8k. You alternate between the 4k and 8k simultaneously with the 8k getting the most strokes but as mentioned above lapping is a must first.

Hope this helps.

Clint,

+1 on Utopians' advice.

I spent a very long time worrying about and over my first honing.

The razor wouldn't pass the HHT, etc, etc. After much time on the stones, I thought b*ll*cks!, I will try and shave with this razor.

The shave - excellent ! I wasted much time and effort fretting for no reason at all.

So, have at it; the shave will let you know what you have to do !

Good luck !

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

Aye!! The Shave, that's the ticket!! It's the ultimate goal!! After all, all the old time babers weren't choping arms hairs for the customer's all day long, THEY WERE .....""SHAVING"" THEM!!

Love and kiss's, Saphod!!![I mean tinkersd]
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