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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    Yes, congratulations on a fine start to honing. Good to know that the 3/8K Wustoff does the job. Is the hone made in Germany?

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    Today, our forged knives bearing the famous Trident ("Dreizack") logo are manufactured at 3 production plants in Solingen, which has become known as the "City of Blades"."

    Taken from their website. Cheers !

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    Quote Originally Posted by MrFlowers View Post
    "WÜSTHOF is a family business, which was founded back in 1814 in Solingen, Germany.
    Today, our forged knives bearing the famous Trident ("Dreizack") logo are manufactured at 3 production plants in Solingen, which has become known as the "City of Blades"."

    Taken from their website. Cheers !
    Yes, I know where their blades are produced but I was wondering if someone else produces the hones for them and they just sell them under the Wusthoff label. Getting one of their vintage straights is on my to do list.

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    "Very happy with the results, 4 days of beard flew right off. I was smiling all the way through shaving. It didn't pull hair or cause any discomfort. "

    hi there, just wondering if you're singing the wusthof 3k/8k praises? i'm currently waiting for one to arrive but just read that the grit grade is on the japanese scale which equates to the european standard of 1000/2000 grit. i'm beginning to feel nervous about the finishing capability of this stone. what dya reckon?
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    Hey jonjo,

    I have a 300/1k stone and the wüsthof 3k/8k much much finer... I recommend using chromium oxide after the 8k and you'll have what you need for a very nice shave. My experience with the stone is very positive, although there might be other stones that are better the wüsthof does what i expect it to. Report back with what you get good luck

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    Thank you vm Mr F, that's cheered me up. the wusthof's being shipped today, i'm expecting a packet of chrox tomorrow and i'm about to finish my homemade balsa strop to receive it. almost all set. will definitely let you know my results.

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    0k I'm rather pleased now, the wusthof 3/8k is a very good stone and cuts surprisingly fast. it arrived this morning and i had a good go on it this arvo. i went from 3k to 8k to leather to shave very quickly. my blade could do with a bit of extra polishing but the balsa chrox strop i made is still drying so i'll report back with those results next time. it took no time at all to set a decent bevel on the 3k and it cut very quickly on the 8k to remove any jags. like i say there's room to improve but after a fairly limited strop i had a pretty comfortable shave. in fact my best straight shave yet by far but i'm still pretty new to the game. all the practice is starting to pay off and it's very satisfying. all i need now is a job lot of vintage blades to work on when i get the cash. have a great weekend.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jonjo View Post
    0k I'm rather pleased now, the wusthof 3/8k is a very good stone and cuts surprisingly fast. it arrived this morning and i had a good go on it this arvo. i went from 3k to 8k to leather to shave very quickly. my blade could do with a bit of extra polishing but the balsa chrox strop i made is still drying so i'll report back with those results next time. it took no time at all to set a decent bevel on the 3k and it cut very quickly on the 8k to remove any jags. like i say there's room to improve but after a fairly limited strop i had a pretty comfortable shave. in fact my best straight shave yet by far but i'm still pretty new to the game. all the practice is starting to pay off and it's very satisfying. all i need now is a job lot of vintage blades to work on when i get the cash. have a great weekend.
    Great news. Post back on after the cr0x. I was looking at a wusthof but went with a Taidea instead due to the $60 price difference .

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    Wo! i hadn't seen the Taidea until now…amazon have it and its a good bit cheaper. looks like a good stone too. it pays to shop around eh? oh well, lets hope i'm still happy with the wusthof at the end of the month…when i'm broke!

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    You should be happy my Taidea is so-so I haven't really put the time into learning it

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    Yeah maybe…a bit of time is a key to all this biz. a crappy blade to practise on also….where ever you get one of those from??
    good luck anyway, let us know

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