Thread: SG 16k or ZG

Originally Posted by WW243

Neil Miller said: wonga, please define. I can put in two possibilities, one monetary one anatomical.......what mean Kimosabe?

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Savvy, Kimosabe?!

Otherwise known as "jack".

Not to be confused with "the jack", as described by AC/DC

AS far as the stones go, personally I'd use the synthetics for setting up razors and the naturals for maintaining them. Unless you don't care about the particular razor too much. There is some satisfaction that comes with shaving 500 times with a razor and seeing no visible wear.

I much prefer a fine natural and a single (tomo)nagura to fine synthetics, but my tune would probably be different were I honing for pay.

With good leather and a good linen, the stone can literally be a place you take a razor once every 6 months, and without any compromise in sharpness (you may find that the sharpness drops with a honing). With a bad linen, that won't be true, though.

Simplicty = Bevel set - Sharpen - Polish - Finish

Never been a fan of the Bevel - Sharpen - Finish, Finish, Finish, Finish, school of honing, have always figured there is only so much steel in that less then 1/2 Micron edge

Having been through a lot of synthetic and natural stones I like the fact that we can experiment. Trying this and that combination to find what we like best. Whether it is one or another, just fooling with them and seeing where we end up. IME that is one of the really enjoyable aspects of honing your own. In general I have ended up liking the edges I get from the Escher or the 20k Suehiro. Sometimes I'm more in the mood for a coticule edge. I don't have a ZG nor any J-nats, but trying different edges on what I do have is interesting and while they all end up similarly, they do vary somewhat. Like Glen said, I found that finsihing can be too much of a good thing if carried to the extreme. YMMV.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Simplicty = Bevel set - Sharpen - Polish - Finish

Never been a fan of the Bevel - Sharpen - Finish, Finish, Finish, Finish, school of honing, have always figured there is only so much steel in that less then 1/2 Micron edge

Agree with that. Especially once a razor is in shape and shaving well. It's like..

.. polish...finish.

I prefer Pieces of Eight, thanks for the education, definitely some I have never heard or read before!

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Readies
Nelson Eddys
Dosh
Spondulics
Moola
Shekels
Dough
Lucre
Brass
Bread
Green
Bucks
Wherewithal
Loot
Mazumah
Dinero
Folding
Wedge
Necessary
Beer Tokens
Wad
Dibbs
Gelt
Lolly
Poppy
Smackers
Sobs/Sovs
etc, etc, etc

Savvy, Kimosabe?!

Hey, I'll bet the first two are Cockney rhyming slang

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Readies
Nelson Eddys
Dosh
Spondulics
Moola
Shekels
Dough
Lucre
Brass
Bread
Green
Bucks
Wherewithal
Loot
Mazumah
Dinero
Folding
Wedge
Necessary
Beer Tokens
Wad
Dibbs
Gelt
Lolly
Poppy
Smackers
Sobs/Sovs
etc, etc, etc

Savvy, Kimosabe?!

Originally Posted by WW243

Hey, I'll bet the first two are Cockney rhyming slang

You'd better adam and eve it, china...

Regards,
Neil (ring kissing optional) Miller