Does anybody got any tips how to get the most out of this hone? I haven't used it much but i noticed a couple things:
a) it changes the shape of the edge the way a coticule or la lune does. I don't know how to explain it, maybe it feels like it changes the bevel angel to wider angle. Like if you took an edge to finish completely on arks then went 20 strokes on a coticule. The way it would pull some of the bite out of the edge.
b) it's nowhere nearly as fast as la lune
c) it doesn't seem to eat steel much at all(mine is black but the leaped surface is gray.
If anybody wants to throw some pointers it'd be appreciated! I like the size of the hone, but i wish i could have gotten it out of the box. The lid comes off so that helps. I had to lapp like 4mm off of it, it looked like small chisels or gouges had been honed on it A LOT.
a) it changes the shape of the edge the way a coticule or la lune does. I don't know how to explain it, maybe it feels like it changes the bevel angel to wider angle. Like if you took an edge to finish completely on arks then went 20 strokes on a coticule. The way it would pull some of the bite out of the edge.
b) it's nowhere nearly as fast as la lune
c) it doesn't seem to eat steel much at all(mine is black but the leaped surface is gray.
If anybody wants to throw some pointers it'd be appreciated! I like the size of the hone, but i wish i could have gotten it out of the box. The lid comes off so that helps. I had to lapp like 4mm off of it, it looked like small chisels or gouges had been honed on it A LOT.