Thread: An Incredible Honing Trick from Sham.....

The honing series Sham has on youtube is great. I've seen it several times and I notice something helpful every time. One of the things I learned is the slight back stroke he using right before his honing stroke. It really helps hone the razor!

Why make so much confusion?
Kelly was absolutely correct
when he mention NO PRESSURE.
The idea was to make video and show to people easy way to understand how to use Escher stone.
Only finishing stage of honing.
Even name of the stone (Escher mention on the video)
Lets say you keep 65% of stone and make strokes then
you loose the idea. You can use the pressure and make strokes because most half of the stone inside your hands.
This method shows how much someone needs to use pressure and finish the edge.
Applies only when you are using escher and finishing the edge.
This is why so many people struggles to use Escher.
This is just learning trick .
you have to make strokes and see how much pressure you can put.
after that you keep whole stone inside your hand try to put similar pressure and finish the edge.
I never said Keep stone half every single time when you finish the edge on escher.
Lets hope now this video will be clear.
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