Thread: Buying a hone for refreshing

I can feel that my razor needs a refresh, so I'm considering buying this (mino Sharp Slipsten #1000/8000 inkl. MC462 - minoShap - Global - RoyalDesign.se) and was hoping for opinions. Sorry that it's in Swedish, but the manufacturer is "mino Sharp", and it's a 1k/8k stone.

Is this a reputable manufacturer? Are those stones too rough for refreshing a blade?

Thanks!

I'm no expert, but 1k is unnecessary for touching up, that's more a hone for bevel setting; so I wouldn't use that for touching up a razor, otherwise you'll have to progress your entire way up to higher grits.

8K is alright but probably more a polishing stone rather than a finisher, many would prefer a higher grit hone to touch up razors and shave off of, like a 10K or a 12K

I'm into natural stones, but they're unique and there's a lot of variable factors with these hones

The Naniwas Superstones have been getting a lot of praise around here.
A Naniwa 12K would be a good choice for touching up razors, unless when your razor is pretty dulled and you might have to drop down to an 8K followed by a 10K or 12K

I touch up with a Naniwa 12k. It's great.

For general refreshing any reliable finisher will do the trick. Way back in the day I think there were a lot of thuringians used as well as the other fine slates.

Have never heard of that stone, it is a bit pricy.

I would go with at least a 12k, You can’t go wrong with a 12k Super Stone for half the price.

Thanks to all.

I'll have a look for a 12k Naniwa.

I'm certainly very new to honing but my Naniwa's have made learning pretty easy.

The 12k has always refreshed a blade very easily for me and with great results.

If what you want is to just refresh then the 12K naniwa would be my choice but there are those who would pick the Barbers pocket hone the Swaty. The 12K naniwa puts a really nice finishing touch to a already sharp razor and in my line up of hones. before I acquired the 12K I had a swaty and to just freshen up a sharp blade it did well. just my thoughts on the subject.

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.