Thread: Buying a hone for refreshing

The mino Sharp Slipsten looks like it would be useful for both "refreshing" and "bevel setting" a razor. Therefore it would be a better value than a single-grit stone. Also, it is available in Sweden, which is convenient and perhaps less costly to ship. If I were you I would favor getting the mino Sharp over the Naniwa, which is no doubt a fine stone but also somewhat of a fad on SRP.

Wow that is expensive for a combination stone. Then again Swedish prices would likely knock most people's socks off.

The one down side of a 1K/8K combo stone is that you would still be missing an in between grit hone. You'd be a long time on the 8K to get rid of the striations left by the 1K hone. Generally people have a 3K or 5K hone in a progression between the 1K and 8K.

The Naniwa stones are just fine and most people use them because they are proven and readily available in our market. The Mino Sharp Slipsen may be a fine hone too but it is just that it is not as readily available in our market and few if any have used it for SR honing so it is a bit of an unknown quantity for anyone to actually recommend.

Good luck in your search for a finisher hone and yes I like my Naniwa 12K for finishing.

Bob

there are people on SRP that only take their razor up to 8k then strop and shave, but most of us like to go beyond the 8k point to make the shave easier and more comfortable.

~the nani 12k is a good suggestion.
~but i think a barbers hone would also be great for you. they are around 8k but generally leave a smoother finish than a synthetic 8k and they were made to specifically for barbers to refresh their blades. and they are pretty cheap
~ coticles are good but very tough to learn and their prices have risen very much, i wouldnt recommend it.

plus chromium oxide paste will always kick your edge up to the next level and its cheap.

I have naniwa 12k ...great stone,but expensive. You can find at good price also charnley forest or some Escher. But if you have fear about the authenticity of natural stone you can buy nani 10k/12k without problem

The mino sharp are global knife brands hone. Should be a decent quality but as said only one side will be of any use and because of its knife background there won't be any information on it to do with razors. A 12k is quite a capable hone and with slurry will bring back a lagging blade that needs more than just a touch up.

The Naniwa 12k is a good stone, but can leave a bit of a harsh edge. You may want to use a paddle strop with crox after the 12k.

A small size thuringisn will gett the job done , at the best manner