Thread: Newbie question

Originally Posted by Bren

good news! i asked my dad and he has two honing stones, each with two sides with different grit. the problem is that they're quite small, might be able to get a picture with the razor tomorrow. what is the safest way to use the smaller stone? in respect to keeping it in place? to stop slippages, cuts etc.

Post some pics when you receive them. They may be knife hones, but there's also a chance they could be barber hones too

With small hones you can place them on a flat surface (table, countertop), but most of us prefer to hold them in our hands. Safest method is open palmed, fingers extended, controlled strokes.

thanks guys, i'll give it a while before i do anything drastic I'm going to take your advice, no honing until i can shave properly, no nicks and cuts!
And i'm very new to all of this, just realised that i may be rushing ahead