Thread: Honing Critique, Please...

For fun I made a short vid while honing tonight, here's how I do it:

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I'm worried that by using one hand the blade will rock from side to side on the hone; and I'll end up honing on the edge of the hone; not the top surface.

Also, I agree with the comment about Randydance's avatar, I think that's called subliminal learning

Actually I have used the edge of the stones with warped razors and have toyed with the idea of using coticle slipstones on warps.

Hi Blix, that's very helpful, I note you hone the same way as me, i.e. toe moving towards a corner rather than heel moving towards a corner. Looking at your technique, it's clear that you've done this one or two times before, I note how you slow up at the end and use just one hand. I must say, my attempt seems very very slow and girly compared to yours...

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

Actually I have used the edge of the stones with warped razors and have toyed with the idea of using coticle slipstones on warps.

The slip stones are a interesting, and probably good idea for warped blades. In general, using a curved surface is effective for honing a warped blade. I have done this before. But be careful of the pressure you use. All of the pressure is concentrated at one point and it can result in microchipping of the edge at high grits.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Hi Blix, that's very helpful, I note you hone the same way as me, i.e. toe moving towards a corner rather than heel moving towards a corner. Looking at your technique, it's clear that you've done this one or two times before, I note how you slow up at the end and use just one hand. I must say, my attempt seems very very slow and girly compared to yours...

Actually I'm doing it parallel there, not toe or heel leading, but heel leading for the one hand strokes.

Buying a few dull razors on eBay makes for excellent honing practice. Honing a lot seems to be the trick.
And I just used the razor in the video, a most excellent shave.

Yeah, I should do that, I don't really practice at all, mainly because I don't need to hone the three razors I use in rotation. I should start practicing more with the other razor I have.