Thread: Favorite finisher??

Soo... You all have so many rocks pass through your hands, I thought I'd ask a question that has been asked time and time again. But, new times, new stones.

What's you fave finisher and why?

This *IS* a show and tell thread, pretty much, so post a pic if you can.

8k Norton. Well I don't stop there,,, um 12 Nani,,uhh 1 more? I love my Zulu Grey to end it all with. Consistently sharp and smooth is why.

Since I started, all my razors have been honed by Valery, who finishes on an Escher, and the edges are so smooth, velvety sharp, so when it came time to get my own, I finally found one with the dimensions I was looking for.

My Yellow/Green Thuri is my fav at the moment (middle)

Like 10pups, but slightly different. Norton 4/8 to a 13k Sigma, to a zulu gray makes HarryWally a happy boy.

Buuuuuuuut.......

I recently got a Vintage y/g Thuri from Hatzicho, that is from the Old Escher mine. Having a hard time picking what stone I finish on now.

1-Guangxi
2-Hand Held Coti
3-Im playing with an Imperia La Rocca right now as well but the jury is still out on it.

Originally Posted by Phrank

Since I started, all my razors have been honed by Valery, who finishes on an Escher, and the edges are so smooth, velvety sharp, so when it came time to get my own, I finally found one with the dimensions I was looking for.

Beautiful stone. Is this what you finished on most recently?

I have no favorite, I do like to play and do not hone professionally.
Some of the ones that have been good to me above 8k are:
Four of my Coticules
Any of the Thuringians up to the Y/G.
A couple good C-12k's
A few English hones
An HGH
A Japanese Nakayama Hard I was lucky with
A few great barber hones all above 12K
A black Jasper as a carrier for slurry stones.

It is the hands of the hone person as much as the hone. No quick fixes! (Don't I know it!) Any of the hones mentioned will, with more or less laps accomplish the feat of a perfectly sharpened and nice shaving razor.
YMMV
~Richard

I am partial to my hard black arkie, and Apache edges on my sheffield blades, but some of my other blades prefer other finishers. What works for my beard/face may not work for others. I recently had a very well respected "honemeister" who specializes in jnat edges , hone a W&B and Fili for me and I ended up rehoning both.Not because they were bad edges,but because the edges were not right for me.

We won't tell him Wirm :<0)