Hi gents,
For context, this is the blade I am talking about. http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...ven-blade.html
So I honed the blade a couple of nights ago. Took the advise to not bk it. :)
With MMT, the bevel are pretty even except the very toe, which after careful inspection is not really touching the hone.
I then used x strokes to hone it putting my index finger on the very toe to get it sharp (watched this on gssixgun honing video). I managed to get it shaving sharp and smooth, but the tip feels like it could use more work. It's not tugging, but just not as smooth as the rest of the blade.
mjsorkin suggested some rolling strokes.
I don't really understand how to perform this. I tried to torque the blade and imagine the pressure going from the heel to toe, but couldn't get a grip on the concept so I stick with x strokes with finger on the tip.
I have watched a video by kenrup who used rolling stroke with circles, which I find really interesting. In the video, all the rolling (X and circles) shows part of the spine is lifted. But I've also read that the rolling stroke is more of a pressure thing (is this done with torque as I have done?)
Any comments will be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Sy