Thread: Gokumyo 20k hone

Originally Posted by GC7

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?

Apologize for the bad comparison but I know nothing about golf save a few names to drop. When I want to make that point I usually use Lance Armstrong's tour bike from years ago, a Litespeed Vortex that I have a copy of and can't do but 21 mph. Anyway ................ I know less about dry honing on anything than I know about golf ..... not even any names to drop, so I'll leave that to the experts to opine on.

Cool- I know from Litespeed's. You got the model with the low horsepower engine. My Kestrel has the same problem.

yesterday i have honed my Filarmonica(last stone naniwa 12000) ..it's been fantastic in my shave!!!!
A very trascedental experience....i could only imagine what i can feel if i hone Filarmonica on G20!!!! waoh!!! sbav....
I try to buy this stone somehow

Originally Posted by GC7

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?

No water so no solvent on the stone. No particles of stone floating in the mix = finer effect.
Also convenient, as mentioned a la barber hone as some could be used wet or dry.

I'm gonna try a few dry strokes see what happens thanks for the tip.. So when finishing it would b ok to do my last few strokes on a dry stone?? I used to do that on my 8 k norton days..what's the most amount of strokes u do on the 20 k as ur finisher

Originally Posted by Airportcopper

I'm gonna try a few dry strokes see what happens thanks for the tip.. So when finishing it would b ok to do my last few strokes on a dry stone?? I used to do that on my 8 k norton days..what's the most amount of strokes u do on the 20 k as ur finisher

Yes if you can find the threads it's been discussed before i.e. honing till the finisher is dry or just damp but you can also take a dry clean stone & use it like a barber hone.
Most strokes I would do would depend on previous condition of the razor. I don't always use it as a finisher but the range could be from 3 -15 laps .
This is a 0.5 micron stone so it can also replace pasted strops.