Help with Jnat and Naguras
Hi Shavingbrothers,
First I would like to introduce myself to you guys. I am new on this forum. My name is Remco and I am from the Netherlands. I shave a couple of years with a DE and recently with a straight razor. What nice shaves I have with the straight :-)
I have a strop but I have not a sharpening stone yet.
I am interested in the Shuobudani type 100 stone from Japanese Natural Stones Toishi
For two reasons because I prefer a natural stone and the budget of max. 200 euro's.
I have a couple of old straight razors (made in Solingen Germany) and I am looking for a nice stone to sharpen my razors on. Now I only use a leather strop to maintain the edge of the bevel. Lately I noticed that the sharpness of the knives is getting less. I have no sharpening stone in my possesion and my first thougt was a Belgian Coticule. I learned that those stones can be verry difficult. The Japanese Natural Stones seems to be more easy to use and give the razors a nice and comfortabel edge.
I have read that the Tomo Nagura (a hard version seems to be quicker for sharpening) is used for touch ups.
What I also read on the shaving forum is that you also need the
Botan, Tenjou and Mejiro Nagy ras for one stone honing.
I can not find an explaination on the forum how to use the last three Naguras.
Can you guys help me with more information how they are used?
What is the best and low-budget (I have no money for a DMT) way to flatten the sharpening stone? Sandpaper? If so in what grit or grits?
Last but not least:
Do you have some recommandations for Japanese sharpening stones I can use to maintain the edge of my razors? My Total budget (stones and Naguras) is about 200 euro's.
Thanks.
With kind regards,
Remco