Thread: It really isn't Rocket Science

Originally Posted by bharner

So if one wanted to try to be a cheapskate and do a pyramid with the King hones, what would you recommend someone use?

I just got this question, on my website too, I personally haven't used the higher grit Kings, so I am pretty reluctant to make recommendations on anything I haven't actually used to hone straight razors with... Next time I am in Spokane I might pick them up just to mess with them... I am very happy with the 1k it works just fine

Originally Posted by dyimages

Thanks Porrridgeorange, i really need the laugh right now.

Okay going to keep all my stupid questions in one spot right now, I am back on the Ontario cutlery and working it like a 2.00 hooker on a friday night...But accepting the 1k is slower cutter than other stones should I or Could I

1)Spend more time on circles - supposedly this speeds up the removal of material
2)use more pressure on my x strokes
3) all of the above

4) None of the above

I just remembered you previously said you spent 2 hours trying to set a bevel.
Dishing is very real with King stones & I suspect you were working with a non flat stone long before 2 hours were up.
Kings will cut adequately with a healthy slurry & it needs to be refreshed regularly to keep it aggressive. Also more pressure will not help you cut faster but will deform the stone.
btw this must have been a seriously bad edge to spend 2 hours bevel setting ? ... Even with a King.
Do you have a diamond plate to lap & create slurry ?. A cheap alternative is to buy another King & use it against the other. I never owned a 1k King but used to use an 800 against my 1200. Both created adequate slurries for either stone. IIRC the King Nagura that comes with the 8k can be used in a pinch but not so aggressive as other means already mentioned.