Thread: SG20K or Zulu Gray?

My favorite thing about the Suehiro 20k is the rubber Toishi Dai (stone holder/base) it came with.

Aww, dont be mean to the G20. I know its not one of your JNats, but it's a JSynth! It still has the J on it.

And it certainly doesn't have the learning curve of a JNat.

I suppose we all have our favorites.

Haha

I'm glad you're happy with your hone, and I'm thankful that you posited the idea/possibility of one stone synthetic honing with it- that was impressive. What learning curve? I don't know what learning curve you're talking about- a razor quality Japanese whetstone doesn't have a learning curve- it works with from day one. I'll mail you one to play with- and then you can tell me about the learning curve. If you like

With the gok20 I just don't like the fickle nature to induce edge damage, short edge retention and a much much harsher shave than a truly razor quality Japanese whetstone. I've done the lower passes and all- but it changes per steel and it's still not equitable. I like that it's fast like a kiita finisher- but I was expecting it to make a good number of final polishing stones I have, obsolete, to be indiscernible (a cure to HAD- it was long awaited for science to figure it out and I was eager to see the problem had been licked)- it severely missed the mark in both shave/edge quality and edge retention. the difference is between a sharp razor on your skin and a magic wand that silently wipes away hair from my face. The particles are very aggressive. The workaround a lot of guys do is then a few passes on a natural- but switching stones is work to me, when I can do the whole thing on 1 or 2 stones and I don't like honing to be work. I like the stone- just not the shaves. Though amongst synthetics it is one of the best shaves. Along with 12k and strop sprays.

To each their own, but I for one LOVE my SG rubber toishi dai!

Originally Posted by Wirm

I suppose we all have our favorites.

I was trying to figure out were your rubber toishi dai was! It's the best part- then I saw it. Well played sir.