Thread: Confirmation on hones

Originally Posted by StefanD

Thank you again for your reply, it's really very much appreciated. I also apologise for posting the same question in multiple threads, it's just that I'd like to get some exposure on this as apparently the 3/10 isn't an often met combination. My thinking was that obviously most people do well with the norton 4/8 as it is readily available and has been used for apparently the entire history of this site.

So the theoretical idea was basically if there was no norton, and you guys had started with a 3/10 if it would have been way too much of a stretch or if you would have just gotten used to it as the norm. Hope that makes sense.(made some form of sense in my head)

If you are asking can I make it work ??? the answer is Yes I can, but keep in mind I can make a 1k to a Chinese Natural jump work too, in fact Lynn and I did an entire thread and segment specifically dedicated to making those long jumps work... search "One Stone Honing from Lynn and Glen"

Is it the optimal set up ??? No it is much like people asking about the 1/6 King stone, these are long jumps and Yes they can work, but You have to figure out how to make them happen, and it takes extra effort..
This site has boiled down the easiest paths for people to be successful at honing their own razors, but there are other paths, and we have tried many of them, but so far none are as easy as the 4/8 or 3/8 backbone to honing... Doesn't mean they don't work they just take longer to perfect..

The biggest issue I see with the 3/10 jump is the the Naniwa SS 10k might be one of the best polishers out there, it might take some doing to get that hone to cut rather then polish, in fact it might take a bit of slurry from a "Synthetic prep stone" this introduces another variable into the mix... (agian refer to the One Stone Honing thread to see how we did those)
Every variable drops the consistency level of the outcome, which can make it a more daunting task when you are new..