Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
Agreed.
For someone that has not played with many hones, I strongly would suggest that you consider the Naniwa Specialty 12k. It can create great edges and is significantly cheaper than the Gok 20k.
thanks you all folks for the help and the responses!, forgot to give you my current progression for background...
currenty i have:

1x norton combo 220/1k
1x Norton combo 4K/8k
1x naniwa SS 12k

and my progression is (unless i really need th 1k for a nick or something): Norton 4K -> Norton 8K -> Naniwa SS 12K and then stropping on cotton with CrOx, then 100% linen hose strop, then latigo leather adn then a finer leather (soon to be Kangoroo).

Despite I've only started hoing / shaving with SRs about 3 months, i feel like I'm happy enough with the edges i'm producing and my shaves have improved a LOT since the first ones... but i know there's still a lot of room to improve...

now, like said, i'm thinking on starting saving my pennies on the piggy bank for this.. (this was a literal meaning) i'll separate like.. 10-15$ a month to buy (eventually) my next hone.. so i'm months away from putting the order, but i think it¿s better for saving w2hen you know what you want to buy with the money you're saving

the next 8 months or so(My bday is in august) i still have to keep working on improving my honing skills (yeah i know i have a long road to walk), and honing more razors of the ones I've purchased for learning restore/improve in ebay...
but i asked on the best spirit of starting to think what i want to do when i'm a big guy like y'all

then, i thought.. well maybe i save time in some stropping with CrOx and can put an edge for saving straight from the stone if i add a SG20k aftr my Naniwa SS12k...

i know, you can get to shave after the Naniwa directly (now crox) but maybe it's just that i'm not there yet in the required skillset