Quote Originally Posted by mike1011 View Post
I'm confused have you edited your post as I don't see the link to the Norton anymore ?

The kasumi looks OK, its the right size but I have never used one branded by them. Its certainly not particularly cheep which indicates its either a rip off or its priced to reflect its quality. Only way to be sure would be to buy it !

The naniwa from edenwebshops is a known quantity, while I have not bought the combi stone in the link below (I've opted for individual stones fr each of my grits) I have bought stones and knives from them before and they are top quality goods (barring the cheep rubbish stone I mentioned before but I can't blame tgem , it is as described)

I keep saying it but you won't be dissapointed with this Naniwa Super Stone 3000 / 10000 grit combi | knivesandtools.co.uk it converts to €71 which I think is a bargain. For the record I have no affiliation with Eden I just use them to buy stuff from

As far as finish goes 10k will give a slightly more refined edge than an 8k but my experience up to now has been with knives. I have honed a couple of razors now and got them to shave but to be honest there are people here who are much much more knowladgable than me when it comes to razor honing and I think you would be better asking them. My understanding is that 12k and over is considered a finishing hone but I have read on here people are honing up to 8k then finishing with pasted strops, weather or not that is good or bad I can't say but if it can be done with an 8k stone it most certainly can be done with a 10k one.

I think you have exhausted all the possible stones now and its time to "pays your money and takes your choice" hehe
I edited Norton out, because I realized I had to pay for shipping + there are 20$ custom charges and other crap, with that money I would rather choose a Japanese stone and that's what I'm doing

I got a little confused since in the German version of the knivesandtools that stone is 82 euros. But when I converted the money in the UK site like you did it was 71, then I guess I will get it from the UK one.

Thanks again, Naniwa it is