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    I've been looking around but i couldn't find anything about this. i might have just missed it though. i have a coticule that is about 6" x 1.5" and i'm trying to figure out what stroke to use in the beginning. i really like how quickly and smoothly doing a circle stroke looks like it should be but everyone seems to have a much wider hone than i do when preforming that one. so should i just stick to the half stroke to try and get that much speed for my initial honing after setting my bevel?

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    Use an X stroke until you learn it, the others are a bit tricky at the beginning. Those strokes are kind of advanced techniques, try to use them later on when you have a bit of experince. Go slow, and you will be faster done with the work than if you hurry.

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    I agree. Learning the X stroke first is imperative. After that there is no reason that you can't do circles, half strokes or anything else. I have some smaller stones (even smaller than yours) and I can do almost any stroke on them. Where I have trouble is if I'm using larger stones for a while, then switch. What I find is hard is when the stones get smaller I have trouble keeping slurry on the stone, but we each learn our own technique for that.

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    You could try approaching the stone long ways. Do ovals rather than circles and follow with x strokes. The circles are very efficient and are faster but you can get there with x strokes. Just takes more time.
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    just use a short stroke
    Last edited by hoglahoo; 04-21-2011 at 07:29 PM. Reason: removed the part asking about half-strokes
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    i've been honing various tools and knive for a long time so i'm pretty familiar with the x stroke, and all my wood working hones are large enough to pretty much use how ever i want. so i was just curious if i should even attempt circles on a stone this small or if i should just stick with what i know works. so thanks! i just won't worry about it for now till i can get some el cheapo razors to practice it with. Till then i will stick with x patterns half stroke and short strokes etc. thanks everyone!

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    Try the backstroke.....!
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    you can use a lot of different stroke(x, half, ovals, ...) you just have to take it slow in the beginning
    I have a 3*12cm coticule and I have to say I wouldn't even want any bigger(i have though but I rarely use it)

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