Thread: Thuringian stone vs 12k naniwa

I would take a y/g thuri over a naniwa stone at the same price. What thuris bring these days, though, I wouldn't pay.

I'd buy four small japanese stones described as finishers from a stone dealer, and sell the three I didn't like that much. One of the four would probably be finer than a thuri.

(or I'd buy a translucent arkansas).

If you're used to working with synthetics, you might find that you don't like a thuri and don't get much out of it. Or you could go the other way, natural stones just work differently than synthetics in terms of how they cut and it makes you feel more involved.

Yup. That's why it's important to try them all!

Yeah, I know guys who finish with the Naniwa 12k, then smooth it out on the Thuringian.

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

Yeah, I know guys who finish with the Naniwa 12k, then smooth it out on the Thuringian.

That's what I do - seems as a noob, I get a nice consistent edge off the Nani 12k - then I move to an Escher to get that smooth edge. Wolfpack mentioned, and many others do the same, going to the Coti then to the Thuri...