My inner circle knows that I'm a bit of a nightbird. I'll stay up way too late just so I can get quality time on the stones. On top of that, over the last 4-5 months I quit smoking; this added fuel to the fire; as the detox progressed, there was a fair bit of excess energy to burn off. Staying up way late every single night has been the rule for a while now.
Anyway - I guess what I'm trying to say is that I usually hone a lot, but recently I've been really hitting the stones. Most recently though, over the last few weeks - I've really been in 'the zone'.
Last night in particular, I was up way way way too late with a Kamisori and a new mystery Asagi. I had an old Kung Fu movie playing on my Macbook througout this honing event. Can't tell you what the title was but I will say it was funny as hell. Anyway, I'm just drawing a picture here - make of it what you will..
When I was done, I knew that edge was going to be superlative.
The edge felt dead-on-the-money-correct on the stone during that fnal pass. Same when stropping it too.
I shaved with it today, and it was in fact a glorious shave indeed. I was actually a little giddy during the ATG pass. I've been smiling all day about this shave actually. And that happiness has me thinking...
I guess the point of this post is one of gratitude, I'm just really jazzed about being able to hone my own, hone them well, and being graced with the ability to shave really freakin' well.
The point...yes, there's a point to the post. I knew I'd find it if I kept writing...
Last night I realized how much I'm really loving the hones I've been working with; the results have been spectacular and the process has been engaging in ways that are beyond my ability to describe.
In the beginning, when I first started honing, I used to read the threads about which hone is best. I always did my own testing and chased what I thought I needed to find, but I was often distracted by what others thought were the best options to roll with.
Since then, I've come to realize that I don't neccessarily need whatever the 'best' is. What I need is what I want - and I don't need to want the 'best'. What I want, is to be happy with what I like because I need to like what I have or I'm wasting my time.
I realize that all of the above is painfully obvious, but it was on my mind and I felt like typing it out.
One result from honing at 2:00 AM
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