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(This post was last modified: 04-25-2017, 07:13 PM by caleb31.)
Torque on a razor.
Useful especially when cutting a bevel to prevent removing a large amount of steel off of the spine .
What does it feel like ?
Imagine while gripping the tang between thumb and index finger ,that you can feel the edge In contact more than the spine.
Imagine you are trying to slide the edge under a sticker on the stone on each stroke,and imagine that the spine needs to slip over the spot that the sticker was at ,all during the same edge leading stroke on each side of the razor.
The amount of torque needed is very slight .
You do not want the spine to actually leave the stone here.
This takes time,patience to learn,this is why we usually suggest taping the spine on most non damaged razors for new guys.
How to learn it.
Take a 1k stone.
Take a learning razor.
Now,start out to do an X stroke. Apply the technique written above as you start moving into the stroke .
Watch the reaction of the edge and the spine.
Watch the water darken ,it should start changing far more rapidly than during your normal honing using tape,caveat , you do not want to see a large reaction on the spine,if you see this,you need to apply a touch more torque on the tang as you do your stroke/strokes.
Observe Carefully the effect of the stone on the spine and the razors edge section.
You want to see the edge area start to take an even bevel as it is cut in.
This takes practice, and a bit more practice.
Nothing worth knowing can be spoon fed into you if you truly want to GROK it. Cheers.
After the bevel has been cut,finish out with nearly finishing weight pressure,watch the water ,do laps until the edge is undercutting the water cleanly from heel to toe,then you are ready to move forward to the next finer grit stone.
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Useful especially when cutting a bevel to prevent removing a large amount of steel off of the spine .
What does it feel like ?
Imagine while gripping the tang between thumb and index finger ,that you can feel the edge In contact more than the spine.
Imagine you are trying to slide the edge under a sticker on the stone on each stroke,and imagine that the spine needs to slip over the spot that the sticker was at ,all during the same edge leading stroke on each side of the razor.
The amount of torque needed is very slight .
You do not want the spine to actually leave the stone here.
This takes time,patience to learn,this is why we usually suggest taping the spine on most non damaged razors for new guys.
How to learn it.
Take a 1k stone.
Take a learning razor.
Now,start out to do an X stroke. Apply the technique written above as you start moving into the stroke .
Watch the reaction of the edge and the spine.
Watch the water darken ,it should start changing far more rapidly than during your normal honing using tape,caveat , you do not want to see a large reaction on the spine,if you see this,you need to apply a touch more torque on the tang as you do your stroke/strokes.
Observe Carefully the effect of the stone on the spine and the razors edge section.
You want to see the edge area start to take an even bevel as it is cut in.
This takes practice, and a bit more practice.
Nothing worth knowing can be spoon fed into you if you truly want to GROK it. Cheers.
After the bevel has been cut,finish out with nearly finishing weight pressure,watch the water ,do laps until the edge is undercutting the water cleanly from heel to toe,then you are ready to move forward to the next finer grit stone.
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