Thread: hone a blunt razor - advice needed.

OK people. Can I use the flat rock or concrete in my driveway? Sure. But if you do there is the trade off of scatching the sh*t out of the rest of the blade due to the swarf coming off the low grit stones.
First thing you need to ask is if it is a hollow ground blade. If so then a 1K willl not take long to put a bevel on it. If it does you are doing something wrong. Watch Lynn do his circles, or Glen (at this point in time) videos. Practice. If it is a wedge then guess what, it's going to take time. There is a point where there is such a thing as too fast.
You don't want to use an automatic knife sharpener for a reason. Take your time, learn when and how to use presure with the different grits.
I have my 220/1K and 4K/8K norton's then my 12K Naniwa followed by a 16K shapton. The 220K is only used on knives or extreme instances(I have approx 160ish in rotation and have only used it three or four times) I also use CrOx on balsa and felt for some blades. As Lynn says... Have fun.

Paul