Comment on Weekly Questions Thread (Newbie Friendly) - October 09, 2023
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 11 months agoI’m not an expert on this question at all, but I think it’s worth mentioning that the 3k and the 10k sides of my naniwa combination stone feel the same. You wouldn’t easily know which is which by touch alone.
You feel a big difference when honing, though, and the coarser stone produces black steel particles (unsurprisingly) much more quickly.
I spent about half an hour on the 1k, and both djundjila’s Styropor beans and a cherry tomato are completely unimpressed by the edge
This doesn’t feel right. I don’t think you should need more than 3 to 5 minutes on the coarse stone to feel a big difference, if the geometry is right. Are you sure your some is reaching the apex of the blade? Maybe the previous honer set the bevel with a tape over the spine?
PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 11 months ago
I was the previous honer on a 12k Shapton, and I used a tape. I used also a tape on the 1k. I got abrasion, but it wasn’t black, rather gray.
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 11 months ago
Ok, i think you need the paint the edge with an edding/sharpie, whatever, and check whether the stone even reached the edge, and take it from there
PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 11 months ago
Yeah, I will use the sharpie, and try again next weekend!
walden@sub.wetshaving.social 11 months ago
There’s a reason they call them "sharp"ies.