I am honing a razor that was blunted by bread knifing. The flat was probably a couple thousandths wide. I went as deep as the obvious microchiping as I did not want to create a slanted blade or a smiling blade. (I am debating my intelligence level with myself for bread knifing in the first place.) I am also amazed at how much harder the steel is now that I am out of the apparently rotten steel.
I am into this three 1 hour sessions. I have the beginnings of setting the bevel finally. I am sure that in 1-2 more sessions I will be done the way I am honing now.
I have been honing on a milky slurry and letting it get slightly dry before adding water. The slurry is jet black by the second set of half laps. (I am counting to 10, but making laps much faster, so it is about 20-30 half laps) It feels like it is cutting fastest when there is no clear water visible on the slurry, but I wonder if I am fooling myself.
The top of the stone has a black cast to it after the razor passes. The surface is shiny, and I am adding water when the shininess where the razor passes is not lasting. The drag on the razor goes down significantly for a few half laps.
Is there a faster way? Am I doing it wrong? I am not buying a new stone this month or next. I need to lap my course stones, but ran out of sand paper, so I am waiting for a warm day to use sidewalk.
Phil
I am into this three 1 hour sessions. I have the beginnings of setting the bevel finally. I am sure that in 1-2 more sessions I will be done the way I am honing now.
I have been honing on a milky slurry and letting it get slightly dry before adding water. The slurry is jet black by the second set of half laps. (I am counting to 10, but making laps much faster, so it is about 20-30 half laps) It feels like it is cutting fastest when there is no clear water visible on the slurry, but I wonder if I am fooling myself.
The top of the stone has a black cast to it after the razor passes. The surface is shiny, and I am adding water when the shininess where the razor passes is not lasting. The drag on the razor goes down significantly for a few half laps.
Is there a faster way? Am I doing it wrong? I am not buying a new stone this month or next. I need to lap my course stones, but ran out of sand paper, so I am waiting for a warm day to use sidewalk.
Phil
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