Thread: Pyramid Tutorial Correction?

Maybe it's just my confusion but I noticed in the wiki section on honing the pyramid technique it says in the tutorial to do strokes and I was taught a "stroke" is one straight motion down the hone/strop and a "lap" is two strokes one way and back evening honing both sides. If I am right taking it literally would result in a new learner causing uneven honing throughout the pyramid tutorial. I'm not trying to sound like a smartalick and please correct me if I am wrong?

Pyramid honing guide - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Elsewhere in the wiki, one stroke is illustrated as one back and forth motion Strokes for honing a razor - Straight Razor Place Wiki

In common razor-people practice the definitions of stroke and lap are inconsistently applied

That is a very cool link. I may try to change the chart later, or the Wiki later, when I'm on a computer.

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

That is a very cool link. I may try to change the chart later, or the Wiki later, when I'm on a computer.

Bear in mind that the chart and tutorial come from this thread: http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...iscussion.html

changes should probably reflect an acknowledged departure from or correction of the terminology originally used

Understood. It requires a lot of consistent changes.

Definition of STROKE
transitive verb
1
: to rub gently in one direction; also : caress
2
: to flatter or pay attention to in a manner designed to reassure or persuade

Just thought even if it is figured out by a new learner, I think it should at least discern the difference in between the two. Again I'm not trying to seem nit picky, just trying to help future learners avoid confusion.

Originally Posted by xMackx

to help future learners avoid confusion.

A truly noble cause