As a general rule it is advised to hone your razor using x strokes to compensate for irregularities of blade and stone. Who I am as a beginner to the art of honing to question this rule? However, with x strokes don't tip and heel get much less stone contact than the middle part of the edge? Therefore, logically, this technique wouldn't it result in a frowning blade?
X strokes = frowning blade?
- Thread starter Thomas Martin
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if overdone it can lead to overdoing it on the toe end.... because the toe receives more contact than anyother part of the blade...
but if you pay attention to what your doing instead of mindlessly rubbing metal to stone it shouldn't be a big issue... IMHO...
but if you pay attention to what your doing instead of mindlessly rubbing metal to stone it shouldn't be a big issue... IMHO...
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It depends on the width of the stone, doesn't it? I use rather slim stones where the tip has no stone contact at the beginning of every stroke. But you are right of course. On a larger stone the tip gets the most contact.
If you are doing the x-strokes correctly with the proper technique the witdth of the stone doe snot matter.
A combination of improper technique and/or dished stone will get you a frown eventually.
If your using only a skinny fast stone I can see it happening if your honing a razor with a straight bevel. If the blade has a bit of smile to it not likely due to the way the spine is ground. It forces you to use a rolling X and you won't get a frown if your honing correctly.
