wdwrx
Well-Known Member
I tried an interesting thing the other day. I used a kitchen scale (Bart's idea from The Sharpening Academy) to benchmark the pressure I was using at bevel setting stage. I was quite surprised at the amount of pressure 200 +g's really is. Considerably more than I'd ever used before. But I didn't stop there. I carried on honing on top of the kitchen scale, and I noticed I had all kinds of pressure variations throughout my strokes.
Honing on the kitchen scale really helped me normalize my strokes by showing variants in pressure from stroke to stroke, and through different parts of the stroke. I've learned to equalize the pressure used on both my pull strokes and push strokes. I guess eventually uneven hone wear would have grassed me up but at least I'm a little more aware. It also helped me to correct the habit I have of subconsciously bringing more pressure to bear as I go.
I thought this might prove to be a good idea for other noobs (like me) who are trying to learn without the benefit of one-on-one mentoring.
I've posted a similar thread on SRP to this effect, but it didn't seem to get a very warm reception( )... So I thought I'd post it in a forum of a more scientific bend.
Thanks for yet another great idea Bart!
Honing on the kitchen scale really helped me normalize my strokes by showing variants in pressure from stroke to stroke, and through different parts of the stroke. I've learned to equalize the pressure used on both my pull strokes and push strokes. I guess eventually uneven hone wear would have grassed me up but at least I'm a little more aware. It also helped me to correct the habit I have of subconsciously bringing more pressure to bear as I go.
I thought this might prove to be a good idea for other noobs (like me) who are trying to learn without the benefit of one-on-one mentoring.
I've posted a similar thread on SRP to this effect, but it didn't seem to get a very warm reception( )... So I thought I'd post it in a forum of a more scientific bend.
Thanks for yet another great idea Bart!