Thread: Straight Razor Re-Fresher Set

Shooter's dead on target (see what I did there? ) about the 1k stone... it simply cuts the bevel faster and adds convenience in honing.

However, if money's tight, you can make do with the 4k until you can add the 1k to your arsenal if you plan on honing and not just touching up. Here's an interesting read on that: http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...on-2012-a.html

If you do plan on full on honing, I would certainly advise picking up the 1k as soon as you can.

Originally Posted by crouton976

Shooter's dead on target (see what I did there? ) about the 1k stone... it simply cuts the bevel faster and adds convenience in honing.

However, if money's tight, you can make do with the 4k until you can add the 1k to your arsenal if you plan on honing and not just touching up. Here's an interesting read on that: http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...on-2012-a.html

If you do plan on full on honing, I would certainly advise picking up the 1k as soon as you can.

OK got it! Thanks for helping me out.

All my razors have now gone through a professional honing and polishing. They shouldn't need to be honed again, using a rotation, for quite awhile.

For the sake of discussion, if I was coming to the end of a razors honing, could the refresher kit I purchased give me more time between full honings?

I'm think I'm getting the impression that the refresher kit coticule's (not a natural stone ??) may do more harm than good? It's ordered, so it's on it way..

Again, thanks Gents for all your help and patience...I've read other threads not to be "afraid" or "overly cautious" about getting into honing, but I admit I am. I know the only way to learn is to get myself a cheapy, and hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go...