I received a set of Shapton 7 glass sharpening stones for Christmas. I have several junk vintage straight razors to start learning with but I could use some advice on the best resources to learn how to hone. I prefer video as I am a visual learner but understand its not always the best resource.

Additionally, I'd really like to know from the experienced people here: What do you wish someone had told you when you started? What do you wish someone had corrected in your technique when you first started?

Thank you!

5 points Alphabet-soup63

https://youtube.com/@sustainashave?si=uD5_Tk67p1YqA7U0

https://youtube.com/@drmatt357?si=1ySvIaW9MmAclZ3q

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3 points Sustainashave

Cheers bud,

Here's one on bevel setting ⬇️ it's the most important part to focus on and about 90% of the job at hand.

https://youtu.be/i8vdP_OAR1U?si=PBodjLmJsRvZPnTx

Have fun.. 👍

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1 points Lob-Star

Thanks I'll check those out!!

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2 points martinsrazors

Search for Lynn Abrams as well as the others mentioned. This video gets a little tedious but it's a good tutorial on learning to hone:

https://youtu.be/vxrs5kFkmJg?si=k6KfIXcvRJn2Ehvt

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4 points CpnStumpy

Above all else, the biggest lesson so many of us learn slowly and lose so much time before we learn it:

You really need to put more time into your bevel set than you think. The bevel set is everything; when it's well set, literally everything else becomes easy, when it's not... you'll put so much time into other steps and uncertainty.

Get the bevel right, it's the foundation for the edge, and unevenly set, wrong angle, or not reaching good metal will leave you struggling through the rest of your progression which doesn't need to be the case at all

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