Thread: Norton 8k as finishing hone?

Hi there,
Can the Norton 8k side be used as a reasonable finishing/polishing hone in place of a coticule. I know it will not be as good, but will it be reasonable?
Cheers

I'm pretty sure there are plenty of people out there using the norton 4/8 as their only stone.

So, yes, it'll do the job just fine.

Absolutely - for most people it's not only reasonable, it's great.

Having said this, I find I don't like N8K too much for final work, and try to finish with something else.

In your case, it would be pretty easy to follow N8K with 200 laps on newspaper with a stropping motion, it should refine the edge OK. Maybe even some Chromium Oxide on a thin leather glued to a glass piece or something before the newspaper and a/r N8K, if you can scramble this

Good luck
Ivo

Good advice, I use a Norton 4/8k stone and never thought of using newspaper i use a very light cardboard and finish on that but I might try newspaper also

Chop

Untill I got my pasted 2 sided paddle strop from tony miller, I finnished on the 8k... It worked but I found it lacking. Taking to long on the leather strop to get a good shave. Now with the paddle strop as my finnish I get the good shave every time.

I would consider the 8k norton to be the base minimum as a finisher.

Thats my $.02 worth...

I cannot shave straight from the 8k. I have to go to a pasted strop or at least a coticule before I find it comfortable to shave.
I guess its just a matter of finding out what your skin needs.