Thread: My head is full of hones...help :)

I'd drop the Norton flattener & the coticule & use that money for a diamond plate for the 4/8k.
You can cheaply improve the 8k edge with pastes later if needed.

From what I saw the DMT 325 is actually the D11C is that correct?

https://www.thebestthings.com/newtoo...ond_stones.htm

It usually isn't recommended that new honers use natural stones. They sometimes require a little more knowledge to shop for and can be tricky to learn. There are a lot of people that speak highly of the high grit synthetics when it come to finishers.hang around the honing forum for a while and you'll learn quite a bit.

Originally Posted by g60madman

From what I saw the DMT 325 is actually the D11C is that correct?

https://www.thebestthings.com/newtoo...ond_stones.htm

Yes they come in varying lengths hence different code numbers but the C = Coarse = 325 grit

Originally Posted by g60madman

From what I saw the DMT 325 is actually the D11C is that correct?

https://www.thebestthings.com/newtoo...ond_stones.htm

I think most people get the 8 inch D8C - that's the one I have.

I bought an atoma 400g lapping plate, can't compare it myself to a dmt but I was recommended it over a dmt by a few members here, I am happy with it, though I think the DMT's are cheaper.

Dmt is good but annoying to use without a stone holder as its thin and heavy. That said compared to the flattening stone I brought its heaps better and also a good base to use w&d on for lapping up through grits. Worth the extra IMO

Originally Posted by eddy79

Dmt is good but annoying to use without a stone holder as its thin and heavy. That said compared to the flattening stone I brought its heaps better and also a good base to use w&d on for lapping up through grits. Worth the extra IMO

So what did you get?

I've got naniwa ss 1, 5, 8, 10 and then either of 2 thuringians(1 is esher), trans ark(bitch to lap), dubl duck barbers hone, Swaty barber hone and got naniwa lapping stone(no longer see's the light since the d8c). Stone holder from carbatec.

Another route could be to drop the 4/8.
If you are going for a Coticule, then I would rather have a 1/4 Norton combo.
This way you should be covered from bevel set to finished razor.
That, and a DMT/Atoma diamond lapping plate should be all you could ever need