Thread: Honing pyramid recommendations

I have a 1000/6000 combination and also an 8000. Can someone provide recommendations for a pyramid for this setup?

My razor (my first) is a Dovo that I purchased last year shave-ready from Straight Razor Designs. This will be my first honing.

Thanks. Darren

FWIW --

I suggest a "pyramid" of just the 8K stone! See if that's enough. There's no reason to reset the bevel (which is what the 1K stone will do) unless you have to.

. Charles

If that doesn't work I start off with 8K, 6K using something like 5/3. That way you can move up slowly. You can also pyramid with three grits if you understand the concept well enough. But for a beginner I think it's safer for an 8/6 k pyramid, then add in the 1k, say 2 laps, every other pyramid step.

So in pyramid annotation it would look like:

8/6k- 5/3, 5/3, 5/3, 5/3- Test

1k- 2

Repeat