Thread: Different technique for honing narrow blades?

I think it would be odd if any two razors responded the same, regardless of size. This is often the crux of people's difficulty in learning to hone. There is never a recipe.

Thanks, AFDavis11. You may be right, but I wasn't following a recipe, and I had no pre-conceived expectations of the process. I read all the advice I could find on using a barber's hone, and watched several videos, then I honed each razor until I got the results I wanted. During that process, the 4/8 seemed to be problematic, which is why I asked the question in the first place.

I now know to place extra emphasis on keeping the razor flat on the hone.

Excellent, I place my pinky under the scale to hold them up. That way I don't have to think about the stroke as much. A scale that can't drop is ALS an edge that won't rise.

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

Excellent, I place my pinky under the scale to hold them up. That way I don't have to think about the stroke as much. A scale that can't drop is ALS an edge that won't rise.

That's what I do as well. It made a huge difference in my results when I started it, and I just stuck with it.