Thread: Confused about honing

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

100 years or 5 hours, whichever comes first!

I think I had a toaster that came with a warranty like that once...

If you are only worried about touch-ups at the moment a pasted strop would do. Then, you could save your money for a set of hones.

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I think I had a toaster that came with a warranty like that once...

If you are only worried about touch-ups at the moment a pasted strop would do. Then, you could save your money for a set of hones.

James.

Yeah my filly came with some green paste on the rough side of it. I dont know how long that will last, but ill continue to use that i guess.

Consider the following based on your responses to the previous posts. Find a place that sells wet/dry sandpaper. To eliminate the nicks start with 1000 grit on plate glass. I would cut the sandpaper to the same dimensions as Norton stones ~3"x8". Progress from 1000, 2000, 4000, 6000 grit. Then I would progress to diamond past on balsa and finish with CrO. From there go to your strop. You should be able to obtain a servicable razor with this method that can then be touched up with a hone.

If you can find the $ to swing it look into a 1000, 4000, 8000 Norton. There are numerous demos on how to use them and I'm certain that you can find used ones in the classified. To flatten a Norton you can use 220 grit wet/dry sandpaper on plate glass.

Good luck.

Lewis