Hi guys!
I don't know if this topic should be in the Hone forum (if so, please move it), but as I'm a newbie I posted it here...
I've been looking at all kinds of hones now for my razor. As I've understood it, I need an 8000 grit hone before I start stropping, right? It would also be good to have a little coarser hone, say 4000 grit, if the razor is really dull.
My razor can scratch some nail off but completely fails the HHT. So I need some honing…
My question now is what kind of hone I need. I’ve seen that a lot of you have Norton 4k/8k (hence my earlier assumption) but now there are discussions about other hones as well, e.g. from Axminster.co.uk.
As I look through Axminsters products I can’t help wondering what the difference between a Norton 4k/8k, Japanese fine waterstone and a Traditional Shaped Water Slip Stone. The later is only £11.87 for 8k hone – and that suits my wallet pretty good… And then we have the Nagura stone. What’s that for? For use between the 8k hone and the strop?
As you can see I’m pretty confused right now :) But hopefully, it’ll get better later on…