I feel It's pretty straight forward and fool proof. Only logical method IMHO. It seems to me the only 2 mistakes you could make are not flipping the razor and getting the bevels uneven, or possibly failing to remove the burr totally (most likely caused by not refining the bevel on the bevel setter).
Can you think of any other mistakes that can be made with this. Is it even possible to create a burr on one side of a razor, recreate it on the other side, refine the bevel further to remove burr.....and not have the bevel set?
I've been honing some banged up restores. I check for issues with a scope then went to bevel set. Shapton Pro 1500 with a little slurry so the stone doesn't load so bad. Most slurry gets washed off with further wetting aiding in burr formation. 50 half strokes a side until burr formation. I count down by 10 from there. 40 halfs per side,30....20,10,5,2's for a bit then conventional passes to finish things out. (pardon the lap counts...I have to) It's purely a tactile thing. I don't feel the need to even look. I don't see any way to fail with this method unless you hurry to get off the bevel setter. This was a hard lesson learn for me. Slow down and spend some quality time on the bevel setter.
I honed 4 ratty, abused knives this week. They never had proper bevels in their whole life. Using the burr method, they will be useful again. They will also most likely be the sharpest thing the owners have ever handled.
Can you think of any other mistakes that can be made with this. Is it even possible to create a burr on one side of a razor, recreate it on the other side, refine the bevel further to remove burr.....and not have the bevel set?
I've been honing some banged up restores. I check for issues with a scope then went to bevel set. Shapton Pro 1500 with a little slurry so the stone doesn't load so bad. Most slurry gets washed off with further wetting aiding in burr formation. 50 half strokes a side until burr formation. I count down by 10 from there. 40 halfs per side,30....20,10,5,2's for a bit then conventional passes to finish things out. (pardon the lap counts...I have to) It's purely a tactile thing. I don't feel the need to even look. I don't see any way to fail with this method unless you hurry to get off the bevel setter. This was a hard lesson learn for me. Slow down and spend some quality time on the bevel setter.
I honed 4 ratty, abused knives this week. They never had proper bevels in their whole life. Using the burr method, they will be useful again. They will also most likely be the sharpest thing the owners have ever handled.