Thread: When will I need to send my razor off to get it honed?

Douglas, yes, good-great quality stones are a bit pricey. I found a few of my 4 stones at a decent price. Don't worry about acquiring any natural Japanese stones or Belgian coticule stones or any Thuringian stones. I bought a 1000/3000 Suehiro stone. It is a Japanese company. I paid an affordable price for it. This one you can use to set the bevel of your razor. I next bought a 4000/8000 grit stone that was made by the famous Norton. You can find them decently priced on feebay (EBay). I then bought a 12,000 Shapton stone to finish them on. That is also a Japanese company. But these 2 Japanese stones I bought are not natural stones, they are made. "Jnat" is often used as an abbreviation for Japanese natural stones. I had no previous experience honing anything. I watched a few vids, got the simple, easy instructions down and did it myself. It is not actually hard to make a razor shave-ready. You can do this just like the rest of us learned to do. Jump in! The water is FINE!