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    Hello everyone, I'm new to the straight razor (and this website as well). I bought a TI about a month ago and I love it. Now I want to invest in a nice stone to hone my blade myself. I live in Arkansas at the moment and heard that Arkansas is know for their stones. I would really like to get a stone from this state (for the sentimental value), but I don't know what to look for. Any ideas or pointers?

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    Hi there, Welcome!!
    You'd be looking for a Surgical Black or Translucent to hone on. Both Arkansas.
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    It depends on where you want to go with honing.

    To maintain an already shave ready blade, a Barber hone or Naniwa 12K, plus if it was me a CrOx pasted paddle

    To hone razors from the wild, you would need some hones in the 1k, 4k, 8k, 12k range plus the pasted paddle and probably a diamond hone in the 300-400 grit range to fix chips and frowns



    Quote Originally Posted by Chaywood18 View Post
    Hey guys I'm new to straight razor shaving but I have got the stropping and shaving part down pretty well but I need some advice on what kind of stones to get for honing and the proper way to hone any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aerdvaark View Post
    Hi there, Welcome!!
    You'd be looking for a Surgical Black or Translucent to hone on. Both Arkansas.
    Do I need both of those stones or should I just get one of those stones?

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    Just one. They pretty much are interchangeable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rodb View Post
    It depends on where you want to go with honing.

    To maintain an already shave ready blade, a Barber hone or Naniwa 12K, plus if it was me a CrOx pasted paddle

    To hone razors from the wild, you would need some hones in the 1k, 4k, 8k, 12k range plus the pasted paddle and probably a diamond hone in the 300-400 grit range to fix chips and frowns
    1k 4k 8k 12k us rnough. You don't need a pasted strop
    Or diamond plate. Redundant.

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    A pasted strop is the first thing to go to when a razor is tugging at least for me. If you are working with a chip or large frown a diamond plate is very useful. I've fixed at least 50 frowns and I wouldn't want to do that with a 1k

    Quote Originally Posted by andywe10 View Post
    1k 4k 8k 12k us rnough. You don't need a pasted strop
    Or diamond plate. Redundant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by andywe10 View Post
    1k 4k 8k 12k us rnough. You don't need a pasted strop
    Or diamond plate. Redundant.

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    Diamond plates are also useful for lapping hones, so not really redundant, a luxury maybe because you could use wet and dry and a flat plate under it.
    I guess it also depends on how bad the razors are that you are going to pick up to work on.
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    Quote Originally Posted by edhewitt View Post
    Diamond plates are also useful for lapping hones, so not really redundant, a luxury maybe because you could use wet and dry and a flat plate under it.
    I guess it also depends on how bad the razors are that you are going to pick up to work on.
    Very true.. I was thinking from a budget standpoint. The diamond plates are pricey.

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    A DMT D8C costs around $50 give or take, and considering their usefulness for keeping hones flat and serious repairs, I do not consider one pricey. Now, if you are talking the $379 Shapton DGLP, then I would have to agree with you on the budget concerns.
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