Thread: First successful hone of Dovo En Vogue 105 (Ice Tempered Frozen Steel)

Originally Posted by Kefka

Hi All,

it was proving quite difficult to hone to be honest and I had tried lots of different combinations of Norton 4k/8k, circles/pyramids, Unicot/Dilucot on Coticule but nothing seemed to give it a great edge that I could shave comfortably with.

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You make no mention of your bevel setting procedure. Most new honers shoot themselves in the foot by not spending the right amount of time on the 1k stone. Starting out with a proper bevel set will shorten your overall honing time and get you shaving sooner and better.

You sharpen the edge with the 1k. All subsequent stones are incremental polishers. Finish that bevel before moving to the next stone in your progression.

Jerry
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Originally Posted by mrsell63

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You make no mention of your bevel setting procedure. Most new honers shoot themselves in the foot by not spending the right amount of time on the 1k stone. Starting out with a proper bevel set will shorten your overall honing time and get you shaving sooner and better.

You sharpen the edge with the 1k. All subsequent stones are incremental polishers. Finish that bevel before moving to the next stone in your progression.

Jerry
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Jerry it looks like he used the 4 k to set his bevel.

It's actually a good way to set the bevel just slow as you can see by how many circles and laps he needed.