Thread: What stone holder to use?

Originally Posted by pcm

My order from SRD came today (fast!). I have one Naniwa and one Steelex holder. They are great! Should have done this earlier. The Naniwa holds my SS 2k great (I got as a late XMAS gift - thought the jump from Norton 1k to 4K was a bit much for me). The Steelex holds the Norton and the DMT plate perfectly (which has rubber feet and won't work on the Naniwa, as-is).

Very happy with both, and appreciate the suggestions. This is working out well!

Years ago when Lynn first told me how awesome the Naniwa SuperStones were, I decided that I really wanted them. I have always been a fan of small grit jumps when honing, just like when sanding, so I wanted the entire set. I could not buy all of them from a single source so I ended up buying them from two different places; but the set still was incomplete. The hone that I really wanted to follow the 1k hone was the 2k hone, which I could not find anywhere. I knew that it existed, but I could not find a place to buy it other than in Japan and my kanji reading skills remain poor (non-existent). Eventually I bought my Japanese hone from a German site!

Anyway, my point...

You definitely will like the 2k. It is a great hone and will serve you very well in transitioning between the 1k and 4k. Also, I like your exploratory decision to buy one of each of the holders. Until Lynn chimed in I had no idea that there was any appreciable difference between the holders, so I'm grateful that I learned something new from your inquiry.

Just from playing with it today a bit, it was very nice (in my inexperienced opinion).

The Naniwa is much shallower than the Steelex, and I'm glad I was able to change my order to get one of each (kudos to SRD - they were great).