Honing SHoulder - Has anyone had this before????
Has anyone ever spent way too much time honing and ended up with what i like to call 'honing shoulder'? My right arm/shoulder is out of service today after I spent all afternoon yesterday on the stones!
I had previously set the bevel on a 1k naniwa borrowed from Ironsidegnr with one piece of electrical tape on 5 of my newly acquired straights. Returning his stone, I asked for two more :) I was happy when he lent me his 8k and 12k Naniwa superstones.
Between the 1K and 8k I also spent countless hours (on a previous day) on my 'yellow arkansaw' and my 'mystery gray'. Both definitely above the 1k but not certain about the gray stone, probably somewhere around 8k ish but a slow cutter.
I got started on the 8k, did 50x strokes per blade, first 25 had slight pressure, next 25 with little to no pressure. Then I moved to the 12k. I made a nice slurry and did 40 x strokes by 4 dilutions then washed the stone and went to straight water.
If my math is right i did 1250 x strokes total.... Hair was popping and the edges looked brilliant with an exceptional mirrored finish (viewed without magnification).
THEN I realise something... I set the bevel with 1 piece of electrical tape on the 1K to protect the spine and I hadn't reapplied it when doing the 8 and 12k........
The process started again and at the end of the day I had done 2500 X strokes and wasted my holiday monday.
With that said each of the razors is popping hair the entire length of the blade! I haven't tried the HHT yet but I'm hoping after stropping each of the blades they will pass it as well!
OH and when I get those 3 welsh slate hones I ordered from AJ on ebay I'll probably pick my favourite blade to run through the stones and see what the difference is like!
Did I mention that my shoulder is sore today???