Thread: Finishing Hones

I have decided to compile a list of finishing hones (defined by myself as a hone that is commonly used as a final hone before pastes or stropping). Hopefully you guys can chime in, because I'd love to hear other options that I haven't heard of, and I am unsure about the grit range on some hones. I have decided to do this because I am still new to this and I think that it's fascinating how many options there are for finishing hones.

Anyway, here's what I've got so far:

• Belgian Coticule
• Barber Hone
• Escher
• Thuringian
• Spyderco Ultra Fine
• Chinese 12k
• Kitayama
• Nakayama
• Shapton GlassStone 16k
• Shapton GlassStone 30k
• Shapton Professional 15k
• Shapton Professional 30k
• Shapton M5 12k
• Awase To (Japanese Natural)
• Ohira (Japanese Natural)
• Naniwa Superstone 10k
• Naniwa Chosera 10k
• Arkansas Translucent