I don't own one, yet, but a lot of guys here swear by them as a finisher.
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I don't own one, yet, but a lot of guys here swear by them as a finisher.
yes and the progression of the HAD as well. Always curious
You could always have your razors honed by someone who has different finishers and see which you like best before you drop a dime on one. Or you could just go for it...
The Naniwa will offer consistency, but then again I think they all offer some consistency once you know what to expect.
If it were me and I had to do it again right now, with what I know (not much) I would get a Yellow Coticule and be completely happy. I 've never had an issue to date with mine
I've ran into razors that didn't do well on the PHIG and have all ready ran into one razor that didn't work well on the ZG. I always get a nice edge off my Yellow Coticule it seems no matter the razor.
Really? Seems a bit pricey for a first finisher. Or any finisher, for that matter.
How about a balsa hone with chromium oxide? It works really well.
N.B.: I'm serious, this is in no way meant as a snide remark.
And about slow finishing coticules: any coticule I tried needed maybe 50 X-strokes max. for finishing on water. I'm talking about the very final finish, of course.
+1 to this. The Suehiro Gokumyo 20k is my go to finisher in conjunction with the Shapton GS hones. I use it almost exclusively now.
It is a bit pricey, but worth it IMHO. When compared to many of the Jnats, Eschers, etc...It's cheap.
It gives consistent results, and it's easy to use. No variables like you have with many of the naturals.
I don't think the OP mentioned on the cheap, budget or his experience. All this needs to be considered.
Pretty much any paste or spray would work as a final finisher.
Ha! My wife has an expression that used to drive me batty but I have come to respect - I believe applys here.
"Its all about the definition."
Some would say crox is for maintaing a blade - not a finishing stone. But I guess you could say a 20k was something you could use to maintain a blade too.... And some like you say crox is the final step and consider it he final progression of the honing process.
Tomato, tomato... Lol!!
Not bad pricey, good sized stones, and ive heard a ton of good feedback on them....also zulu grey seems to be nothing but good feedback.
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Walter
I would suggest that if possible you meet up with a fellow from the site here and sit down and hone some razors on his stones. I am partial to natural stones, favor Jnats, but there are so many options in cyberspace, hands-on testing cuts through the cheese.
hope this helps,
Alx
Alx