Thread: Best or Good stones

As Alex noted, best is very subjective. For example, I am most certain that I cannot attach 'best' to your Dovo - I have many razors that I like a lot better than it.

Norton is a good stone, but many people feel that the Shaptons are better. You also need to understand that most hones are good for a very specific task and not good for another. For example the best finishing stone is completely useless to get a razor sharp - it can only get an extremely sharp razor even sharper.

Personally I like natural hones better than man-made ones, but that doesn't mean they are better. They are better for me and I have spent a lot more on coticules, eschers and japanese than I would have spent had I preferred man-made hones.