Thread: Honing starter kit - Norton 4k/8k alternatives.

Hello all,

As i am unsure of winning the contest I was looking into some alternatives.

General opinion would have it that de Norton 4k/8k is a great all-round stone to begin with.
Being on a tight budget the idea of needing only a single stone for honing (apart from the coarce stone i already have) seems very appealing.

Alas the only way for me to get a Norton seems to be by having it shipped overseas, bringing various shipping costs.

So i was looking at some european shops and found the following:

Japanese Waterstones: Naniwa Super Stones

The NANIWA Super-Combination Stone caught my attention, its 3k/8k grain.
It would cost € 78,80 (103 USD) including shipping to get it to where I am.

Price-wise it would seem a great alternative, however I have no idea if this is the right stone for a beginning honer, or a good stone at all.

tl;dr is the NANIWA Super-Combination Stone worth having?