Thread: Would 6000 to 12000 work?

Newby question: From what I've seen most people when they're honing use a Norton 4000/8000 then finish on a 10k or 12k stone. I was wondering though would it work to go from a 6000 to a 10k or a 12k? It seems to me that if you need to remove steel a 6k would be faster and if you're polishing a 10k or 12k wouldn't be that much slower. Or am I wrong?

It will work, but going from 6K to 10 or 12K is a very huge step, and nothing I would recommend.

Basically after the bevel is set the aim is not to remove metal fast, but to refine the edge to the sharpest and smoothest possible by graually remove the scratches from the previous stone.
A 6K stone leaves much deeper scratches than a 8K, so the amount of additional effort to remove those scratches on a 12K would be significant.

+1 to the above. Be sure to check this thread out as well http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...lynn-glen.html

Yes, No , Maybe


This really depends more on:

Type of Stones/Hones
Skill of the hands pushing the Stones/Hones

Thanks for the replies. The thread about the one stone honing was really interesting. I'm just getting honing my own razors so I'm trying to figure out what stones I need.

On that note has anyone used the Taidea 3k/8k. They're much cheaper than the Norton 4k/3ks but do they give up a lot of quality?

Using the new Google search platform (Thanks Ivan)

I punched in Taidea and found 10 threads about them might want to do a bit of reading on here

I have a Taidea 3K...it's okay, but for a bit more I would get the Naniwa combo stone instead. Better consistency and feedback in the Naniwas, and it's only peanuts more.

Originally Posted by SuperSpeedRacer

Thanks for the replies. The thread about the one stone honing was really interesting. I'm just getting honing my own razors so I'm trying to figure out what stones I need.

On that note has anyone used the Taidea 3k/8k. They're much cheaper than the Norton 4k/3ks but do they give up a lot of quality?

Originally Posted by kwlfca

I have a Taidea 3K...it's okay, but for a bit more I would get the Naniwa combo stone instead. Better consistency and feedback in the Naniwas, and it's only peanuts more.

Naniwas are also wider as well.

That's good to know. Thanks!

I use a 6000 & 12000 and have no problem. If I need to remove a good amount of steel
I use a diamond hone to start.