Thread: Cant get sharp with naniwa 12000

Originally Posted by Utopian

How many razors do you think you will be honing?

I have only one, and might buy one or two more later in my life, but no more than that, and thats buying new razor, dont thnik im going to restore a razor ever. so i would love to buy the least amount of hones/stones i actually really need.

Originally Posted by Jamesalot23

I have only one, and might buy one or two more later in my life, but no more than that, and thats buying new razor, dont thnik im going to restore a razor ever. so i would love to buy the least amount of hones/stones i actually really need.

Well, the razor you are working on now is a restore judging by the photos you posted in another thread. If you are just going to be doing that one and then eventually by a couple of brand new ones you could go with the 3K/8K Naniwa combo hone followed by your 12K Naniwa. Alternately just persevere with the 12K Naniwa to do all the bevel setting on the razor you pictured which would take a long time but is doable especially using a slurry for starters then going to water. If it were me I'd get the 3K/8K Naniwa combo stone and save the aggravation. The Naniwa combo is not very expensive and will be there if you needed it at a later date.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Well, the razor you are working on now is a restore judging by the photos you posted in another thread. If you are just going to be doing that one and then eventually by a couple of brand new ones you could go with the 3K/8K Naniwa combo hone followed by your 12K Naniwa. Alternately just persevere with the 12K Naniwa to do all the bevel setting on the razor you pictured which would take a long time but is doable especially using a slurry for starters then going to water. If it were me I'd get the 3K/8K Naniwa combo stone and save the aggravation. The Naniwa combo is not very expensive and will be there if you needed it at a later date.

Bob

Oh okey, i will be quite happy if i could get away with only buying one combo stone, so the 3k will be coarse enough to restore edge, and the gap between 3k to 8k is not too big? if all thats good im going to buy that one!

Originally Posted by Jamesalot23

Oh okey, i will be quite happy if i could get away with only buying one combo stone, so the 3k will be coarse enough to restore edge, and the gap between 3k to 8k is not too big? if all thats good im going to buy that one!

Well, that is my opinion but maybe wait and see what other recommendations there are before you jump on anything. Yes, a 3K is coarse enough to set a bevel but will take longer than the 1K. I go 3K to 8K in my progression so it works for me.

Bob

You could also send it out. Most razors only ever need to have the bevel set once. From there it is simple maintenance. So if you think about the numbers. Postage out and back, and $25 for honing and Robert is your mothers brother. Pretty painless. From there you already have a great maintenance hone. So unless you dink your razor on a faucet or manage to chip the bevel somehow you are good to go. A set of stones to learn to set a bevel and polish an edge three or four times does not make sense to me. There are a ton of guys that just maintain their razors and get someone else to get it started. Those that hone either tend to do a lot of restoration or hang ashingle out or some combination. Getting a nice edge on a razor won't usually happen the first time you try and you would not be the first to decide part way throughhat honing is not for them. If you want to get your feet wet in the future, attending a meet is the best introduction to honing that you will ever find.

Yup. In my opinion it sounds like you would be better off not buying the other hones. It's not just the money, it's also a matter of the time needed to learn how to use them.

Nop, im buying hones, its fun to learn and knowing how to do it yourself. And in my country shipping + honing would be the cost as 1, almost 2 hones. So unless no one is screaming out that i need a 1k hone, im only ordering a 3/8k hone.