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First time honing--Sucess!
I bought/got for Christmas last year a Norton 4/8 combo and a Chosera 1k. I had planned on participating in the JaNorton challenge, but life happened and the norton remained in its case, unlapped and unloved. I used the chosera to sharpen a few knives, but set no bevels.
I fell off the straight band wagon when my only straight got smacked against its warped scale and rolled a significant portion of the edge. Plus my poorman's strop was nicked to heck.
I bought an awesome strop from RickBoone/stinkandstain.com and never used it.
Finally, tonight I said no more! I want to use a straight again. Enough of these less than manly single edge nonsense things. I want hardened steel against my throat.
Out came the stones. I had to dig, but finally found some sandpaper and lapped away on a piece of marble tile I use as a poor man's surface plate.
I picked this Fenney Tally Ho up some time ago, but set it aside in hopes I could hone it up "someday."
I set the bevel with the Chosera, checking it against my arm hair and stopping when I didn't notice an appreciable change in cutting ability.
I then went to the 4k, did x strokes until the edge felt sticky on the stone. Then the same on 8k. Then a little 1-5, 1-3, 0-3 pyramid action. 50 laps on nylon and 100 laps on leather.
Got a good shave. My face hadn't been shaved in a week and a half so the hair was incredibly long. I think the hair held extra water because my lather sucked horribly.
All in all it was a very rewarding experience. I honestly didn't expect that nice of an edge off the norton. I'm going to run the edge over some chromium oxide and iron oxide and see how she rounds up, but it's only up from here.
Now.......for a good finisher..........any ideas?
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