Thread: I"m Actually Settled on Hones-You?

im pretty set as far as what i need !! but its hard to pass of a coti , and there are still 2 other stones i want till im a bit more content !!

I have most any kind out there by now.
And sure enough, I don't buy much stones anymore.
That said, if I see a particularly nice Japanese natural or a new synthetic stone I wanna play around with, I buy it.

Honing is still my favorite part of this hobby, perhaps even more than enjoying my little stable of razors or the shaving itself.

I rely on my Shaptons for the grunt work and have moved almost entirely to JNats for maintenance and finishing. I'm an addict but I haven't bought any hones since I acquired a collection of vintage JNats from the estate of a Japanese collector - they didn't come cheap but they are each amazing - 6 in total, two mounted the rest not. I love the ZG too - slow but very nice edges for the price. I have a red Apache - great stone - took forever to lap. Two modern cotis (both crap IMO), an Escher (nice), the famous SG 20K for quick stuff... the list goes on. I think I'm done now - or at least until the next "fad stone" comes along.

-john

I was where you are, then I decided to pick up a natural stone "just to try one". That ended my being settled LOL.

For Honing

I pretty much use the Chosera 1-5-10, I rarely deviate

For Finishing I have fun

Learned the nortons, naniwa's, shapton gs's. Sold the nortons & naniwa's. Picked up the Chosera 1K. Now interested in the chosera lineup. Finishers is where I keep a variety of proven stones & my passion flairs up once an a while when I see a new gal of interest.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

For Honing

I pretty much use the Chosera 1-5-10, I rarely deviate

For Finishing I have fun

What happened to the 1-3-5-8-12??? I though you weren't going to deviate from that??? I should find that old thread......

Originally Posted by MNWetShaver

What happened to the 1-3-5-8-12??? I though you weren't going to deviate from that??? I should find that old thread......

Hey, that's what happens when you play with other options. Sometimes you find something better.

I am fearful of what I may be getting into....... in a good, HAD kinda way.....

Originally Posted by MNWetShaver

What happened to the 1-3-5-8-12??? I though you weren't going to deviate from that??? I should find that old thread......

1-3-5-8-10-12

Two separate systems

I also have the Shapton 1-2-4-6-8-16-30

I honestly would not recommend the Chosera system either, way too much money and the 10k is not really a Finisher you pretty much have to use something after it..

But it is accurate, and very fast, and does not cut deep into the steel ...