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For more information, see www. Norton Publishing Wall Lenk Co. Email this page to a friend. Add to a new shopping list. Highland Item Toll Free Your cart is empty. When I first started, I was shaving right off the 8K side and had fantastic results. This was before I discovered the natural finishing stones and then the pasting or spray media.
Once the 4K side starts to feel smooth to the touch, you are there. When we talk about lapping the stones, I really lap more to make sure I get the swarf off the stones and clean them up for the next use more than I am concerned with a millionth degree of flatness. Mostly flat is usually all you need to hone your razor so long as the edge and spine remain on the stone throughout your stroke.
OK purists, don't get upset, as flat as you can get the stone is not a bad thing either. I have seen many a dished out or bowed hone from the old days and people were using them and shaving. I was using a pumice stone before Norton came out with the flattening stone and needles to say my stones were not perfectly flat, but I honed thousands of razor that were great shavers without difficulty.
The only real variation to the pyramid that I do is toward the end of the process on stainless razors or the newer harder feeling type steel razors. The variation starts at the 3 stroke level.
The pretty much sums up the pyramid method that I use. With a little practice, this is a very consistent and repeatable process and once learned can really lay the foundation for experimenting with various other honing techniques. The following guide was written by JoshEarl [3]. Here's a shot of all my honing equipment. The tub of water is to soak the Norton combo hone. You need to soak it for about 15 minutes before honing to allow the water to permeate the 4K side of the hone.
Those steel plates are DMT diamond hones, grit and grit. I use the grit hone for lapping, and the grit one for dealing with chipped edges. The green cloth is a cheap microfiber cloth from Wal-Mart. These are great for drying off the blade to check on the edge. I use the spray bottle to mist the surface of the hone with water as I go.
After allowing the Norton to soak for 15 minutes or so, until bubbles stop coming out of it, it's time to lap it. Lapping is done to flatten and clean the hone. I've also done a lapping photo tutorial. I'm lapping this hone with my grit DMT hone, which is fast and not too messy. The running water keeps the DMT from clogging. A freshly lapped hone is a joy to use. The surfaces are smooth and cut efficiently. Holding the razor properly is important. I find that I get the best results if I hold the shank of the razor lightly between my thumb and first two fingers.
Keep your fingers on the sides of the shank, not gripping the top and bottom. You want to pull and push the razor along the surface, not press the blade down into the hone. My ring finger and pinky curl under the scales, lightly supporting them during the stroke. This photo shows the posture I use when honing. Position the hone so that it points away from your body. The image below shows this perfect position:.
Pay attention: this position must be unchanged during the whole honing process!!! Place Norton stone on the box and water it with sprayer. This water will make honing process easier.
Use side for this purpose. They already have a pretty nice bevel and this step is not required. If you want to set a bevel you need to perform 40 circular motions for both sides of the blade.
Use pressure. There is one thing you should always remember: the blade must lay perfectly flat on the stone! If you do everything right you will see metal particles after several motions. After you finish with circular motions make simple strokes. Move the blade towards the edge and keep it flat. You will have to repeat above steps couple of times in order to set perfect bevel. Some razors require only one repeat while others may need two sessions of honing.
Honing routine is very similar to setting bevel. But now you must move from low grit and medium pressure to high grit and no pressure at all. These 3 steps will make your blade shave ready. You can go to your bathroom and give it a try. Stropping will prepare it for shaving. If you want to make the edge perfect you need to use finishing stone. Make strokes on Naniwa 12K without pressure and your blade will become extremely sharp.
We revealed how to make and use it in Straight Razor Refreshing guide. All straight razor owners can use it for sharpening their shaving tools. You can use it not only for regular sharpening but also for setting a bevel.
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