Thread: need stone advice

So i don't have much money but need a hone ebay has a 1000 and 8000 combo stone its no nane on it but its 34bucks will that be feasible? Im buying vintage razors and making them shave ready will this work ? And please don't tell me i need the best some possible I've had people on here say it to me and it's not appreciated i don't have much money any help greatly appreciated

1k/8k is not practical by itself. It's too big of a jump so you are going to need something in between. If you are going to be honing ebay razors, a good bevel setter is a must unless you want to spend a lot of time creating chipped edges. The grit number is only part of the story on ANY hone, so don't assume that anything labeled "1000" is going to work. Some will and some won't.

The Arashiyama 1k at ChefKnivesToGo is a very good 1k hone for half the price of a Naniwa Chosera. That and a Norton 4k/8k combo hone would be all you would ever need. If you want/need cheaper than that you can do it all on a decent barber hone like a Swaty but that is going to take more time to learn and to do.

Good luck with it whatever way you choose to go and you are right, this stuff does not have to be expensive, but some investment is going to be needed to make it work.

If you are trying to work a budget, the cheapest is probably to get two razors honed by someone else and then maintain them with a barbers hone and perhaps a CrOx pasted strop. It has been said you can go for many years that way. Getting a couple of razors honed isn't going to break the bank, in fact I bet you could get it done for postage, and as far as the barbers hone goes $30 to $50 and you'll be golden.

No i live in Canada and every thing hits customs and the only shop to do honing i went to and paid 40 bucks.

Perhaps you could send them to someone in Canada. Phrank uses someone in the East, but even if you went west there are guys that have a honing shingle hanging out. I know Catrentshaving in Edmonton does a pretty fantastic job. There are others that hone just not as a business. It is not too big to get past.

OK thank you could i use 2cm hard stones? Going from 1k to 3k to 8k to 12k?

The only problem... real problem I see with cheaper hones is that they aren't always flat. Not that expensive ones are either, but the level of "not flat" can present you some huge problems. A DMT in the hundreds of grit is a great place to start even if it is expensive because A. you can use it to lap your other stones (lesser stones), B. use it to set bevels.

I mean I bought a cheap stone and began lapping it on the driveway is was so freaking warped! But after that fiasco and a little DMT love - it's proven to be a very good stone for me.

As for jumping from 1K to 8K - that's just not a good idea. I would go DMT then a combo 4/8K or 3/8.

Anyway - that's my take - good luck brother!!

Sorry 2 centimeters wide

Yes, with practice a 2cm wide hone can be used. Of course it will take more time and runs a much greater risk of damaging the blade with a single mis-stroke than is not flat to the hone but it can be done. If you choose to go that route, especially with Ebay razors that require a lot of work, you will save yourself a lot of frustration by investing in a wider bevel setting 1k hone. That is the workhorse of the set.

What about lapping film?