Thread: Buying a hone for refreshing

Having looked around a bit, I found this:
Naniwa Specialty Stone - Super Stone Full Set 1000/5000/8000/12000 - SLIQHAQ (Again, sorry for it being in Swedish).

Four stones -- 1k/5k/8k/12k -- for the equivalent of about $240.

That might be a little much, since I probably won't need the 1k or 5k for a while, so maybe the 8k, 12k, and a CrOx stick. How's that sound? That should keep my blade refreshed and shave-ready for quite some time, right?

I bought those four when I first purchased stones, knowing I would not probably use the 1 & 5 much to start. As it turned out, I started practicing from bevel set on a practice razor pretty quickly and was glad I had them.

You could certainly get away with just the 12 or the 8 & 12.

Just depends on what you plan to do or end up doing. Again, I'm new to this but really like my Nani's.

You've got lots of options. Ideally you want a 10k-12k range stone. You can go synthetic with a Naniwa, Shapton or Norton etc or you can go natural with a JNAT, Thuringian, Chinese 12k or a Coticule.