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I was wondering what hones you guys recommend. I'm looking for something to start learning how to hone on some not so good razors so I can work my way to up honing the good ones.
What brands are the best value? I looked in the classifieds, but didn't see many at all.
Please see the links in my signature. They will help answer a lot of your questions.
Other than some of the naturals and high end finishers. I dont see many people selling their hones.
Personally, i thinnk they "Get some unknown razors and try to hone them" is not the best approach.
I would start out by just trying to maintain a blade. Then just a refresh. Then maybe move on to bevel sets. Beyond that is resto terrirtory.
I hope all this made sense.
The best bang-for-buck would likely be the 220/1000 4000/8000 stone kit from shapeningsupplies Water Stone Kit
Or you can do what I did and get the 1k, 3k/8k from naniwa available from SRD for about $120
Either one of these starter kits should be enough to hone any razor to shave-ready. Like someone said the other day, if you can't get a good shave from either of these sets, you don't need more hones, you need more practice.:)
Personally, I've gotten great results from my naniwas from SRD. I did a touchup on the Dovo Bismarck I got from Lynn about six months ago and did 5 on the 3k side and about 10 on the 8k and it brought that edge right back.
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Thanks, I guess I didn't do enough browsing on the site before I asked :-/
No worries. I am just hear to help and stear you to the path of enlightenment.
Though i have a feeling you may have more questions after reading :)
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haha yeah, there are just a lot of choices out there. Some are a lot better than others.
It's a slow process, but I'm learning a lot
This was the kit that was recomended to me, note I am only passing on the recomendation here.
Amazon.com: Norton Waterstone Starter Kit: 220/1000 grit stone, 4000/8000 grit stone, SiC flattening stone: Industrial & Scientific
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Has it worked out pretty well for you?
I havn't had time to use them yet, hopefully soon I'll get a break in my schedule. Thats why I said I'm only passing along another recomendation.
im a first time honer and after plenty of patience i managed to get my 2 ebay specials shave ready using a King 1k and a Norton 4/8k. i was so nervous it took me about a week off and on before i calmed down,relaxed, and just took my time trying to remember the good advice i'd read and watched.
So the best thing i remembered is dont use any pressure on the blade - after that it seamed to get sharper and sharper after every short (15-20min) session.
Im just plucking up the courage to use the damn things now :)
ian (the nervous one)
This thread would probably do better in the Hones Section....Just a thought...
We can talk about hones forever....Naniwa, no soak, fast cut, not too expensive.
12k is a great finisher....Great place to start..
The naniwas are my favorite synthetics but I still like the Nortons and use them too. I've often thought that if I had never bought another hone besides that Norton starter set I would have done just fine. More hones, more fun though so no regrets. :)
I ended up getting rid of the nortons because i hated soaking them :) I have a problem......
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I can't get rid of anything. I'm a pack rat....I still have my Norton 220/1k and 4/8k