Thread: Joseph Allen & Sons, smiling wedge

Yes, the bevel is the key to your success. You have to hone the bevel with your 1K until you have "one" bevel along the entire edge. This may take time, but you have shown patience. Once you have one bevel along the entire edge & it will shave along the entire edge, move up to your next stone.

I personally use "ovals" while honing on the lower grit stones (1K & 3K). Lynn mentioned it somewhere & I think there may even be a video of him doing it. About every 10 ovals on either side I'll check my progress. It seems to help me on overhoning & avoiding "wire edge". I'm not recommending doing this until you find the video (I'll try to find it too) that I saw this in. I am a poor teacher trying to type instructions, I'm better at showing, sorry. The video explains much more, maybe someone will jump in that knows of the video I am speaking of...
Scott

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That didn't work, try this:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...ar-honing.html

I found it...here's THE MAN: http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...ng-videos.html

Thanks for the videos.

Yes I have used this circular honing method with my other training knife Narva. Also when I was a kid I honed my pocketknife like that ;-)

I have not done it with a smiling wedge blade. I have to try it. Hey, it is like honing a pocketknife, it has also a curved blade. Do it like a normal 45 degree tilted stroke, but just add that circuling effect to it.

I have to start it very carefylly. Only few rounds per stroke, as you wrote. I do not want a serious uneven bevel to it like I have on my old pocketknife...

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On the end of the last video was a stropping demonstration. It looked so easy and nice. I looked it like mesmerized ;-)
On the future I have to look those srp videos more. There can find good hints and things.

This is why I wanted you to see the video's. Reading is one thing, but seeing is another. I know that I may not get the full "picture" if I am reading it, but to see something is like "oh yea..."

I'm just glad you got to see them & that they helped. Have you purchased Lynn's video that is on cd? It has much, much good information.
Scott

Yes, I have purchased Lynn´s video. It is great information packet.

Last weekend I tried circular honing method. It is quite powerful method and you have to be carefull when honing like that. When comparing a regular rolling stroke and a circular rolling honing, the circular method cuts very fast. On the surface of the stone are suddenly a lot of removed steel particles. And those pits what are on the bevel area, were "moving" very fast to the edge. When using a regular rolling strokes, it is so slow (and safe method). On the stone you can hardly see any removed steel particles.

Do not stay long on a one spot. When honing a front side of the blade, use counterclock wise ovals. And vice versa on the back side of the blade. And take a look very often the honing result on the bevel, or you can have a uneven bevel.

I must try to keep on my mind: go slow and use quality consentrated strokes. This is what Lynn was emphasizing on the video.

Hope I have time to continue this case on tomorrow.