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

Odd last it might sound, I haven't lusted for new hones in a couple years. I use the Naniwa super-stones, setting the bevel at 1000, then using the dual-grit hone 3K/8K and then finish on the 12K. I started using a sequence posted here as a recommendation for beginners, and it worked like a dream for me. I have a couple barber hones for touch-ups, but this basic 1K/3K/8K/12K sequence has worked wonderfully.

So I feel like I don't really want any more hones.

Is there something… wrong… with me? I'm kinda troubled by this.

Anyone else satisfied with your hones for a long time and not hankering for something different or new?

Not been honing for too long but basically Naniwa SS 1/3/8/12K followed by a Crox pasted strop does it for me. No real urge to try other hones out for some reason. Then again I am not chasing the ultimate edge either just one that works for me.

Bob

I envy your serenity.

For me, as a honeaholic, it's one day at a time.

Originally Posted by LawsonStone

Odd last it might sound, I haven't lusted for new hones in a couple years. I use the Naniwa super-stones, setting the bevel at 1000, then using the dual-grit hone 3K/8K and then finish on the 12K. I started using a sequence posted here as a recommendation for beginners, and it worked like a dream for me. I have a couple barber hones for touch-ups, but this basic 1K/3K/8K/12K sequence has worked wonderfully.

So I feel like I don't really want any more hones.

Is there something… wrong… with me? I'm kinda troubled by this.

Anyone else satisfied with your hones for a long time and not hankering for something different or new?

You better watch it. That's dangerous talk.

The last guy who said he was satisfied with his setup.....well, we sent Jimmy over to take care of him.

I was good until Zulu had a sale. Then I had to buy a coticule and Escher to compare them. Now I am done.

Maybe...

Originally Posted by JTmke

I was good until Zulu had a sale. Then I had to buy a coticule and Escher to compare them. Now I am done.

Maybe...

And the verdict was? Which did you like better?

I have a Norton 22/1000, 4k/8k, and a Naniwa 12k. A diamond hone for lapping, and a diamond spray strop for touch ups. This has suited me for the last five years. I would love to try a coticule, but I can't justify pulling the trigger without knowing what I'll end up with. Just to darn cheap...lol. But I get great edges so it isn't a huge rush to get something.

I still have a single grit Norton 4, and an 8, and I really like them, but don't use them often. Mostly use the Chosera 1-3-5-10 in series, and the Suehiro 20k for finishing.

I have one Escher y/g and a half dozen coticules. I would move all but a couple of those but it is a nostalgia thing.

I rarely use them, but it is like living 8 miles from the ocean ..... I may never go, but it is nice knowing it is there in case I ever want to.

Originally Posted by FranfC

And the verdict was? Which did you like better?

Depends on the razor. I do like the zulu on most edges. The coticule and Escher seem to leave more of a scratch pattern but shave well also

Originally Posted by FranfC

And the verdict was? Which did you like better?

The answer is always the same...

ALL of them!