Thread: One step forward, two steps back

Anything that gives you confidence in your honing as you move from grit to grit is a good thing.
I'm not trying to condemn the standing arm hair test that you do, don't get me wrong please, I just don't put any credence into it as a measure of success; it's just not the way I learned.

I'm trying to help you find out why, you are frustrated with your finisher, the Zulu.

I'm off the coffee & on the diet Dr. Pepper,,,,,yes ,,,,I know it's 10 o'clock in the morning.

Originally Posted by Tierdaen

I am waiting for my Zulu Grey to get out of customs, so this thread is pretty interesting.

I've had a great sharp edge coming off tenjo nagura that seemed to get worse after mejiro. Happened a few times but somehow cleared up and I'm not sure what was going on. Am interested in what causes the edge degradation at higher grits.

How finely finished is your Zulu? Did the honemeister provide it in a shiny state or is it more like the aftermath of a DMT 325?

It was a DMT 1200.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Anything that gives you confidence in your honing as you move from grit to grit is a good thing.
I'm not trying to condemn the standing arm hair test that you do, don't get me wrong please, I just don't put any credence into it as a measure of success; it's just not the way I learned.

I'm trying to help you find out why, you are frustrated with your finisher, the Zulu.

I'm off the coffee & on the diet Dr. Pepper,,,,,yes ,,,,I know it's 10 o'clock in the morning.

No, I get you on that. I'm just explaining how I use it and why. As is often said, the shave test is the only definitive test. But along the way I'm watching these little signs and having expectations based on other successfully honed blades. Anyway, I've got some experimenting to do this weekend to try to isolate the problem. I'm not sure what happens after that though. LOL

,,,,,,,,sounds good.