Thread: Canadian Source for Shapton Hones?

Finding these at less than retail seems to be a lost cause.

Is there a canadian distributor so I can at least avoid brokerage fees and duty?

Thanks,
-Bob

Bob, chances are that even if you come across a local distributor, you'll still get dinged with customs/brokerage and an additional markup. That's what I found out searching for Spyderco UF. You might as well order from the manufacturer and see if they'd be willing to ship via USPS (less of a chance of getting dinged, but you probably will considering the declared value). At least you'll pay $5 in brokerage instead of $20.

I've found 3 distributors in the US. Left an email w/ shapstones and will see how it goes.

-Bob

The answer was yes.

Originally Posted by RobertFontaine

The answer was yes.

Yes?, they have a Canadian distributor or they will ship them to Canada and eat customs through there Canadian distribution like Woodcraft?

Kind regards

Yes they will the send the hones via usps.

Very nice.

Kind regards,

Well....... so what hones did you order and when can I come over to hone my razors?!?!?!

Regards

Christian

Not quite payday yet.
The listed price.
That they will ship usps to canada makes me happy

The 16k is on my list.

I think I will have to spend a fair bit of time with it before I can tell myself I need (lol) the 30k but I'm also fairly sure it will happen.

I've been finding that more time spent with my 12k before the 3M chromium paper pays better dividend than my .25 diamond grit strop. I'm not sure how you guy manage to use the .25.

I find it almost impossible not to overhone my edge when my wapis even look at the .25. The little tuna and my Silver don't seem to mind the .25 but I'm also not sure it is an improvement over the .5 chromium. This could be a technique issue but I find the distribution of grit on a strop tends to cut llittle scratches that are visible while the 3m paper polishes a nice shine. Then the edge crumbles. Maybe I need to massage my strop?

I'm hoping the step between 12k and chromium is a bit of a crutch for my tendency to have heavy hands.

-Bob

Interested in how this works out, please keep us updated. 16k and paste are in my future while I search for the "ONE".

Kind regards,