Thread: Last Nani strokes

Glen's vids on Nani progression:

Last strokes show a dunking/rinsing of the stone surface and no further addition of water. This leaves less water on the stone surface - is this done for a particular affect - such as when done on that grit, the minimal water gives the best finish possible for that grit?

I think there is a point of diminishing returns for amount of water on the hone. I believe the amount of water remaining on the hone after a dunking is more than enough for the small number of strokes done on the 12k. In other words, the lack of large amounts of standing water does not go so far as to mean that there is so little water on the hone that you are approaching a nearly dried state as done for the final finish on some hones.

Clear?

I normally like to spray a film of water on the 12K before using it to hone and after it quits drinking. I find it works best this way. Normally 10 very light or no pressure X strokes is all you need.

Gentlemen, thank you very much!

The ballpark of 10 strokes seems to be working very well - either coming from a coti or the 8k Nani. It also makes me think I haven't gotten all that can be had from the 8k. In all, I'm terribly impressed w/ the nanis in general - as each of you has been saying for a long time.

You could also PM Glen, he answers ninja fast!
He was a great help for me choosing my first set of hones, well except I ended up spending waaay more than planned

naniwas are very very good.
If one does things right the edge off 12k is pretty much all one really needs.

One thing to always remember in the back of your mind when reading what we type and what is in those videos we do,,,

We all have different strokes, we are honing different razors, there are going to be slight variations in the lap counts and the finish techniques, everything is just an approximation of what each of us does that works for us, be prepared to adjust to you...

Always always try and hone to a "feeling" of the edge....

Glad to hear that the NSS are starting to work for you

I am really convinced that the key is to make sure you have a proper bevel set and then really most of the honing regiments will fall into place with decent results. Some stones are more consistent than others, but will still get you there most of the time. This is one of those stones that just does a consistently nice job of finishing without requiring more than 10 strokes normally. Actually, even if I am using an Escher or one of my Japanese Naturals or even a Coticule as a finisher, I will use that same 10 strokes with no pressure off the 8K as my standard and work from there.

Have fun,

Lynn