Thread: Setting up with a First set of Hones

Originally Posted by singlewedge

All of the hones that you have are barber hones. Meaning they are used for upkeep.

The absolute minimum that you would need to make some thing sharp and not shave sharp is a Norton 1000/4000 combo. I think they make that. If you want shave sharp, but not shave ready then a 1k with a Norton 4/8k. Any higher than that and we risk being shave sharp.

Cheers and welcome

The Norton 4/8K is perfectly capable of getting a razor shave sharp. It is also all you really need as long as the razor has a reasonable bevel to start with.