Question. At the beginning when you are working on the omote, it looks like you are using a fairly high amount of pressure. Are you torquing/twisting toward the edge fairly hard as.well? I have had trouble with chewing through a ton of the jigane without doing much to the hagane. I've ended up using thin polymide tape to protect the jigane on both sides when using a lot of pressure and then removing it for the rest of honing. I'd like to figure out what I am missing in technique. Thanks for another good video. 😀
Thank you for your comments and questions. Your point is correct. I sharpen the edge of the razor in a counterclockwise direction, applying 100~150 grams of torque to the edge, and retreating a little. This is to sharpen the edge without wearing out the steel of the jigane base metal which is softer than the steel of the edge.
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Question. At the beginning when you are working on the omote, it looks like you are using a fairly high amount of pressure. Are you torquing/twisting toward the edge fairly hard as.well? I have had trouble with chewing through a ton of the jigane without doing much to the hagane.
I've ended up using thin polymide tape to protect the jigane on both sides when using a lot of pressure and then removing it for the rest of honing. I'd like to figure out what I am missing in technique.
Thanks for another good video. 😀
Thank you for your comments and questions.
Your point is correct.
I sharpen the edge of the razor in a counterclockwise direction, applying 100~150 grams of torque to the edge, and retreating a little. This is to sharpen the edge without wearing out the steel of the jigane base metal which is softer than the steel of the edge.