What stone(s) did you learn honing on
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Getting hht was my problem at first, I wasn't stropping at all to check it but the edges were usually mellow and fairly sharp. Now it's quick and easy
When I saw the video of the 8k on YouTube from Keith there I talked about the 1,2 punch with the 4k so I decided to get them and quite pleased I did
The Norton 4k/8k with the CNat gave me my first serviceable edges (but they were never great). Added a diamond plate for bevel work. Messed with pastes, found I hated CrOx. AlumOx and Iron Oxide were ok.
Bought a couple coti bouts and never looked back. Now its Cotis and JNats, with the Shapton or Chosera for bevels.
Bought a couple coti bouts and never looked back. Now its Cotis and JNats, with the Shapton or Chosera for bevels.
Norton 4/8 is what I learned on. And a 16 x loupe and cheap diamond plate that I still use today. upgraded to the Naniwa 12k, that I later sold once I started learning natties.
i have a vermont slate thats 10-13k accoding to where i bought it from. how do i carry it over to 13k how would i get the most out of it
My first stone was a 6’ x 1.5’ pice of Welsh slate.
The first time I tried it I blunted 2 razors on it.
I remember finding it very tricky to use because of it’s small size, it was hard to keep the spine and edge flat to the stone.
I put it away in favour of films and I leaned to hone on those but came back to it and practised more and more.
I got better and better with it until it started to deliver really beautiful edges.
Using it really helped me in using smaller stones, I can hone comfortably on tony little surfaces if I need to.
I’ve since bought a little coticule which makes lovely smooth and sharp edges and a jnat which I love too. I once found a little piece of a very smooth black stone in a river and got shockingly good edges from it but it was tiny and unstable and fell to bits after a few uses.
that little chunk of slate was where I started with stone and I think I’ll always keep it.
The first time I tried it I blunted 2 razors on it.
I remember finding it very tricky to use because of it’s small size, it was hard to keep the spine and edge flat to the stone.
I put it away in favour of films and I leaned to hone on those but came back to it and practised more and more.
I got better and better with it until it started to deliver really beautiful edges.
Using it really helped me in using smaller stones, I can hone comfortably on tony little surfaces if I need to.
I’ve since bought a little coticule which makes lovely smooth and sharp edges and a jnat which I love too. I once found a little piece of a very smooth black stone in a river and got shockingly good edges from it but it was tiny and unstable and fell to bits after a few uses.
that little chunk of slate was where I started with stone and I think I’ll always keep it.
Norton set and a Jnat.
Naniwa SS Set 1k - 12k
Norton 220 1K and 4/8 combo. For finishing it was a Cnat. From there there’s not much I haven’t tried. Coticules are probably my favorite now along with Arks.
I am your guy that can work with a 8K and ceramic triangle to get a SR shave ready.
Knives? I think I started with a course corundum stone and a soft arkansas to finish. The ark was a tiny little thing. I worked at it for years until I actually got really good. I always free hand honed, never using any form of bevel guide, so it took a long time to get good. Now I can shave arm hair clean as a whistle with almost no pressure, though the shave angle is pretty steep as a knife bevel is nothing like a razor bevel.
Then on to wood chisels and plane blades, again corundum and a soft ark. I have wanted to get a hard ark for my hand planes as they can benefit from smoothness. Alas, my soft ark still gives me a usable edge on a wood plane.
Razors? I have a soft, hard, and black bench hones. I love them and get good edges these days. Razors were a learning curve. You can do a lot of laps on a black ark before you notice much has been done to the edge. I now do 300 laps. Honestly it gets old, but I don't have a lot of money in my hone setup. It's slow, but it gives a good edge.
Then on to wood chisels and plane blades, again corundum and a soft ark. I have wanted to get a hard ark for my hand planes as they can benefit from smoothness. Alas, my soft ark still gives me a usable edge on a wood plane.
Razors? I have a soft, hard, and black bench hones. I love them and get good edges these days. Razors were a learning curve. You can do a lot of laps on a black ark before you notice much has been done to the edge. I now do 300 laps. Honestly it gets old, but I don't have a lot of money in my hone setup. It's slow, but it gives a good edge.
A hard ark finish is tough to beat. If you rough them up with 400 grit WD every now and again it speeds them up quite a bit.
I wish I knew more to elaborate. I learned on the base stone PIFd to me by my mentor. I only know it's a Washita L5, and (I believe the shape is denoted by) Koppa. It is the only stone I've ever used. I was also PIFd a Botan and Koma Nagura. I picked up a beautiful pair of Mejiro and Tenjyou Naguras, and it's been getting only better with every shave. Sometimes it's a matter of how much time I spend. Sometimes it's a matter of consistency. This tells me I need LOTS of practice. It should be one or the other, I would think--all else unchanged.
I'm a very lucky man. Oh, and I set my bevel on a Naniwa SS 1K that I picked up from Griffiths.
There's something more than alluring about that dull gray, inflatable-toy appearance of an edge made to the best of my ability. I know that many can create an edge that is worlds better than mine, but for now, mine are shaving well. I've been exceedingly fortunate. When I have a question, I have a genie that appears from a bottle. It looks like my mentor, or like this forum. One is usually as good as the other. I do have a soft spot for my mentor, though.
I'm a very lucky man. Oh, and I set my bevel on a Naniwa SS 1K that I picked up from Griffiths.
There's something more than alluring about that dull gray, inflatable-toy appearance of an edge made to the best of my ability. I know that many can create an edge that is worlds better than mine, but for now, mine are shaving well. I've been exceedingly fortunate. When I have a question, I have a genie that appears from a bottle. It looks like my mentor, or like this forum. One is usually as good as the other. I do have a soft spot for my mentor, though.
Same
I don't think you mean "Washita" in this case.
You're right. It's a Wakasa.
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