Thread: Gokumyo 20k hone

Originally Posted by UKRob

I have one on the way from Tools from Japan - do they need a great deal of lapping before first use?

I was one one of the 'lucky' ones that had to lap plenty as my hone was warped. I only bothered to lap one side.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Hi Rob let me know how you get along with the stone, as someone who's dying to get his hands on one would be the perfect synthetic lineup for me Chosera 1K, 5K, Snow white 8K, Naniwa 12K finished on the Gokumyo 20K sounds good to me. :-)

Sounds perfect to me for a synthetic set of stones(though I don't have the 20K). I'm hearing it makes child's work out of honing. Again, YMMV and you better know how to have your ducks in a row, but, that's what I'm hearin'

EDIT:: To be clear, when I say child's play, I need to point out this statement is intended ONLY for those that know how to get the edge where it needs to be BEFORE going to the SG20K. I don't want a beginner to take the statement out of context. ::/EDIT

Of course, unless HAD strikes.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

I was one one of the 'lucky' ones that had to lap plenty as my hone was warped. I only bothered to lap one side.

+1, I ain't even got the one side lapped completely from corner to corner, just enough to hone razors is all I need.

Originally Posted by Siguy

Sounds perfect to me for a synthetic set of stones(though I don't have the 20K). I'm hearing it makes child's work out of honing. Again, YMMV and you better know how to have your ducks in a row, but, that's what I'm hearin'

That's what I hear too. Same guy told me if I take up golf all I need do is get the same set of clubs Tiger Woods uses and I'll be all set .......

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

That's what I hear too. Same guy told me if I take up golf all I need do is get the same set of clubs Tiger Woods uses and I'll be all set .......

Meh, been there, done that.
Still a hacker, regardless of clubs..

Remind me not to ask Japanese ebay sellers for price quotes, I have no idea what the guy was trying to say on those shapton glass when i asked him how much for a full set, guess ill bump the gokumyo up my list

Originally Posted by Siguy

Sounds perfect to me for a synthetic set of stones [...] I'm hearing it makes child's work out of honing...

Of course, unless HAD strikes.

Same thing happened with me when I was 11 yrs old - I only had one leg but my dad bought me the Dennis Law Football Annual for Xmas. Slept with it next to my affected leg each night and not only did it grow back, but its prettier than the other one and I was soon playing for Man Utd. under 16s. YMMV, of course...

Regards,
Neil

"makes child's work out of honing" Read that before you shave as a pre-shave, it will make your beard stand up, as well as your head hair and your arm hair.....lots of buzz words in Siguy's post but he sounds sincere. Remember, some of these guys have spent decades honing razors and I'll bet not a one would call it child's play. Read the sig line under GSSIXGUN's posts. That sentiment has been said many times. From a new person at honing myself I'll just say it isn't easy.

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Same thing happened with me when I was 11 yrs old - I only had one leg but my dad bought me the Dennis Law Football Annual for Xmas. Slept with it next to my affected leg each night and not only did it grow back, but its prettier than the other one and I was soon playing for Man Utd. under 16s. YMMV, of course...

Regards,
Neil

Think you may still get a game the way they're playing!!

I clarified my post a bit above. I don't want any misinterpretation.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

That's what I hear too. Same guy told me if I take up golf all I need do is get the same set of clubs Tiger Woods uses and I'll be all set .......

Jimmy - bad comparison - Tiger uses extra stiff shafts further tipped to make them stiffer. The lofts on his irons are not jacked up like modern forgiving clubs that try to make you feel food about hitting a wedge longer (it has the loft of an 8 iron). A "normal" golfer couldn't get his clubs airborne and they are not forgiving at all. It would be akin to asking a beginning honer to start learning with a warped old rusted blade with a big smile and a frown.

On a more relevant note - Why would one finish off using a dry hone (20K) as mentioned above as a tip for the last strokes with the Gokumyo 20K?