Thread: Hitting the "Stone/Hone" Wall and Climbing over

Originally Posted by Euclid440

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You don’t know what you’ve been missing until you can see what you’ve been missing.

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a well-composed picture is worth 10k words. thanks

I would say more like a 1K...

Originally Posted by shooter74743

I would say more like a 1K...

that's just a picture see.

a well-composed picture is worth 10x 1k, see.

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New bit of enlightenment right here, use at your earliest convenience.

Background: As I just happened to have a lot of color-coded electrical tape, that is what i use to tape spines. Just today i mixed colors as I ran out of a color.

Discovery: When using multiple layers of colored tape, IF you use a lighter color on top, you'll be able to see tape wear much easier. This is a great time/eye saver for keeping that top layer fresh enough to mean something.

I'm with Glen on taping, but if you let your tape wear out (plenty easy when bevel setting), you are creating more work for yourself.


cheers and even bevels y'all.

Well I don't know if I am allowed to contribute here or not seeing as I have VERY VERY little experience with razor honing but one little thing I have learned is when you are in the final stages (finishing/polishing) to keep the pressure very light. It seems as though you are sculpting the edge at that point in time (lol. That was for Glen). That's all I got (if anything at all)

Very good advice. I, too, have hit the wall in honing a razor. Nothing seems to be working. I have just put it aside for now. I have read wikis and watched numerous you-tube videos by the "greats" in honing: Lynn, Charles Lewis, etc. All to no avail for the moment.

Hello everybody. I'm relatively new to straight shaving and honing. I recently had some trouble getting a good edge on one of my "new" ebay razors (there are quite a few due to my recent RAD diagnosis). I went back after reading this thread and used two layers of tape on the spine and had a shave ready edge in no time. Thanks for the great info!

I sure wish I could locate a hone expert out here in San Diego so I might try to get a few face-to-face pointers. My technique tends to be quite hit and miss. I'm dedicated to become proficient at it though!!!

Great thread, Glen. I got another one.

Knowing when to push an edge and making sure you've examined it frequently as to not overcorrect. Frequent checking will save a lot of wasted time and setback when it comes to pushing a trouble spot.

When you get to your finishing hone, strop on linen, then leather, THEN go back to your finishing hone, do 2 laps, test the edge, do 2 more laps, test the edge. As soon as the edge gets better than it was when you tested after stropping, STROP AGAIN! both linen and leather, then test again... you will be surprised what can happen.... then after you strop on linen and leather... do 5 laps on cro OX, then strop on PLAIN leather... and test again... strange when you do things in reverse stuff happens.

What do you use for magnification?