Thread: I'm not sure what to say about this.

I guess it's not a spoon, at least.

I feel sorry for those that will follow his advise on how to"sharpen" a razor.
I also did not see when hi used that Jnat, I admit I skipped trough the video though.

if it works for him I guess... damn sure I won't be tryin it

Did he actually do anything right?
Damn, I really would like to try it out though. Just put excessive force on the edge and rub it against the stone until sharp, how can you go wrong with that.

I've got to get one of those weathered boards to run the edge through after I sharpen on the 4/8k ..... that must be the 'secret'

Just out of curiosity, why shouldn't you hone with a trailing edge?

Originally Posted by PMH

Just out of curiosity, why shouldn't you hone with a trailing edge?

I haven't tried his method. OTOH, all instructions that came with hones made for over a hundred years, instructions given in barber manuals published for an equal amount of time, not to mention tutorials by razor honemiesters (if you'll pardon the expression) say to hone with the edge leading. So either he has discovered a technique that was heretofore unknown, or it is not an effective method of honing a razor and is inferior to the tried and true traditional method. I may give it a try just for the heck of it ..... without running the edge through the board or cutting off the end of my belt.

Originally Posted by PMH

Just out of curiosity, why shouldn't you hone with a trailing edge?

Honing will remove metal from the edge. If you hone edge leading, the junk will be scraped off and stay on the hone.
If you go edge trailing, the metal is abraded in a different direction. There is a chance that the junk will stay attached to the edge instead of falling off, and if it falls off, it might take a piece of edge with it.

For knives I don't know if it makes much of a difference, but for razor edges it may.

Originally Posted by PMH

Just out of curiosity, why shouldn't you hone with a trailing edge?

trailing strokes are not the problem, his technique however IMHO is huge problem.He sharpens knives the same way.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I've got to get one of those weathered boards to run the edge through after I sharpen on the 4/8k ..... that must be the 'secret'

I live in an old house. I can pull a dry one or a wet one from the rafters for you. They're pricey though. The dry will run you $100, and the wet, because I've had to wait for nature to do the softening....it's gonna be an easy $300. Just let me know.