Thread: SO frustrating...

There's nothing wrong with driving fast, but the bumps in the road will seem bigger.

There are few things you can do quickly that you couldn't do better slowly.

Originally Posted by MisterSensitive

The videos where I've gotten most of my honing info from are from a guy named ToxikWaste. He seems to have a very solid style, though I haven't heard his name mentioned on this forum yet. I wonder if you've seen his videos and have any feedback.

He goes by ToxIK on SRP and he does know what he is doing... He has a ton of great tips in his Vids, his "Pin trick" for finding a rolled edge is priceless for beginners... hasn't been as active as he was in the past on here, but his Vids are a fantastic source of info...

Thanks for the youtube link to the videos!

Regards
Louis

Originally Posted by ace

There's nothing wrong with driving fast, but the bumps in the road will seem bigger.

There are few things you can do quickly that you couldn't do better slowly.

Nicely said.

I'm in the same boat. Can't get my edge past a certain (crappy) point.

Originally Posted by Assym

I'm in the same boat. Can't get my edge past a certain (crappy) point.

So let's talk about it. What razor and what are you trying to hone it with?

Originally Posted by ace

So let's talk about it. What razor and what are you trying to hone it with?

Genco Tiger 5/8ths half-hollow on a Norton 4/8k, but I already have a thread about it here

I just got the Norton, started the thread when I was using 3M films.

I've read much of your other thread....and I feel your frustration.

Is it possible that you're using too much pressure on your stroke? Are you torquing the blade, even just a little bit? Go super light and maybe things will pan out.

Originally Posted by Maxi

I've read much of your other thread....and I feel your frustration.

Is it possible that you're using too much pressure on your stroke? Are you torquing the blade, even just a little bit? Go super light and maybe things will pan out.

Without meaning to hijack this thread, I'm using as little pressure as I can while keeping the blade flat. I can balance the stone on a spool of thread and hone without rocking it.

I know I'm the super noob that started this thread, but for what it's worth, I've found light pressure to seemingly make a big difference in how sharp I can get my blades. My sharpest blade is a vintage Boker eBay special. It pops arm hair like nobody's business (still have yet to do a test shave with it though). It was the first blade where I really took my time and focused on doing light x-strokes without any added pressure. In my (very limited) experience, it got scary sharp. Of course I probably don't know exactly what "scary sharp" looks like, but it was definitely much sharper than the blades I honed with pressure.