Originally Posted by
Kyle Foster
Just bought a honing guide off amazon so hopefully with that and the "scary sharp" method of sharpening I should be making real shavings in a week. As for the loupe, I have no idea what one of those is or what they do so I dont feel comfortable going out and buying one.
He's talking about magnification. A loupe is like a magnifying glass that you hold close to your eye. You'll be looking for some things that are hard to see like facets in your edge and monitoring the 'feather' as you sharpen. When you get that guide, I'm sure folks will be able to talk you through it eventually but it took me a long time to get super sharp edges so don't expect perfection right away.
Dojo Kun, 1: Be humble and polite.