Thread: Great Idea for a Honing Video

Hey all....

This idea popped into my head while reading one of the honing threads...

Since razors are so small, it's really difficult to capture the fine subtleties of honing on video, so why not make a video of honing with a razor like 10 times bigger?

I'm sure that for someone it would be pretty easy to craft up a larger model of a razor and a hone that could be easily used to demonstrate some of the finer do's and don'ts of honing.

Anyway, just tossing ideas around...and I won't even charge any royalties if anyone actually puts this into practice!

-Q

Using a large blade would mess up the mechanics of the honing process. Zooming 10x on the blade and the fingers holding it would be a better idea IMO.

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Using a large blade would mess up the mechanics of the honing process. Zooming 10x on the blade and the fingers holding it would be a better idea IMO.

I was thinking of just a rough wood model of a blade or something to demonstrate how the blade contacts the hone or how to roll for example.....something on a really rough and magnified scale just for illustrative purposes.

Just use Josh's christmas razor - it's about 10 times bigger than normal I'd think!

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Just use Josh's christmas razor - it's about 10 times bigger than normal I'd think!

James.

lol....I've been lurking on these forums long enough...why didn't I think of that?

If somone will do the video I will be happy to "host" it on my YouTube channel.

--Mark

Hi Mark,

for a moment, I thought I was on the wrong forum


Nenad

You mean you guys can't see the razor or stones on the honing part of my DVD????

Lynn

I think the main problem with this idea is the blockbuster-size budget you'd need to buy an 8-foot by 3-foot Belgian coticule for finishing.

Josh