Thread: Looking for a critique

If I might add....it is a 4K stone you are working on correct? If so you just may need to do more laps than what you showed. If the bevel was not set on a lower grit then I dont know if that was enough on the 4K to set it from the beginning.

You technique looks very good I do believe that is what you were asking about..

Couple of hints though for the future..

One of the things that Lynn and I found going all the way back to the NC meets in 2008 was that when teaching people to hone while sitting across the table from them was watching their elbow.. That elbow has to stay in a level plane with the hone, as that is what keeps the razor and hone inline.. We can't see your elbow in the vid..
If you watch the vid of me and Mark/Speedster you will hear me mention it.. Keeping that stroke and therefore the razor even and level is all in that elbow..

On a couple of the X strokes it "looked" like they were short, like you were only doing 3/4 of the edge, that very well could be from the camera, but at least double check that scratch pattern down by the heel to make sure you are getting even contact.. A MM test would not hurt, but often when you color up the edge you tend to make a special effort to do the strokes correctly it is human nature to not want to make mistakes..


It really does look good though, do not over-correct from my half baked analysis by way of a vid that I can't see detail in

Edit: A well lit LED Loupe available on Amazon for about $8 shipped is what I use for everyday honing

http://www.amazon.com/25mm-Glass-Jew...ewerlers+lopue