Thread: "secret" honing method

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Nothing secret about my honing; I'll tell anyone who asks and show anyone who's close enough. But the special dance I do before the honing..... that is TOP secret.

The naked trout dance still lives???

Originally Posted by gooser

when i hone i must have a secret i dont even know about cause i seem to only be able to hone almost full wedges and meaty blades ... nothing else seems to turn out as well or as smooth ...lol

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gooser

You should take a close look at how much pressure you apply to the blade on the hone. Full hollows require a much lighter touch. Some of us refer to it as "no pressure" whatsoever. Just the weight of the blade from the 8k on up through the finer grits. Give your honing method an honest assessment.

Jerry
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The real secret is that anyone can do it, and the only difference between you and someone else is time invested.
The more people blather about their skills and the more they revel in being 'a honemeister', the more you can be certain that there is nothing special under the hood.

That's kind of like the clay that is used to differentially heat treat a Japanese sword.
Every smith has his own recipe of certain amounts of clay, ashes and water. And the ash is from certain types of wood, while the clay is a certain type of clay, mixed just so and so. And it's a secret. Now, while the mixture does need certain properties to work well, the exact recipe is not that important. There are many top level smiths, and they all use a different recipe. The real secret is in the decades of doing the same thing over and over, until you can judge the color of the steel, the sound of the flames and the ring of the hammer so well that they tell you everything you need to know.

But that, of course, is not nearly as exciting as a magic formula which makes the sword special.

I suppose you're going to tell us all that Santa doesn't exist either, Bruno?

Reminds me of the older woman who made the Frictionite and other manmade barber hones. After she passed a few have tried to duplicate with her recipe but to no avail, surely she had to have some kind of mixing anf cooking secrets, and now its all lost....

Originally Posted by mrsell63

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gooser

You should take a close look at how much pressure you apply to the blade on the hone. Full hollows require a much lighter touch. Some of us refer to it as "no pressure" whatsoever. Just the weight of the blade from the 8k on up through the finer grits. Give your honing method an honest assessment.

Jerry
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honestly i was gonna ask this ? in the honing section cause i thought i might have a heavy hand , i wwould say this would confirm what i was thinking ...lol.. thank you i admit the hone is new to me , ill definitely focus more on my next hollow grind i attempt !!

Basic phsycology sugests that we all need to feel special in some way, and If some blokes feel the need to have "Secrets" to do that, let 'em
Just off the top of my widdle head, YMMV

tinkersd

Honing gnomes.

They'll work for Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs.
That's the secret.

"I suppose you're going to tell us all that Santa doesn't exist..."

Santa does too exist!

He brought me a Wade & Butcher 6/8 wedge this year.

I have a hard time leaving a rating based on shave readiness simply because that term is suggestive. Unless its just straight up dull I won't leave bad feedback.