Thread: Differents naniwa hones

If you are upgrading just because the stone loads up, you can clean it with a scotch bite sponge while it is in the holder or give it a quick lap with another stone, (I often use a Translucent Ark Slip) and rinse with a squirt of water, takes just seconds.

Really all good synthetic 1k’s, deliver the same finish and that finish will be refined by your progression, so buying the “best” most expensive stone is not necessary if you are not production honing. The Chosera 1k is a nice stone, but so is the King. They both finish leave a 1k edge at vastly different cost.

Buying larger stones will make honing easier, a full size set of quality stones is a lifetime purchase, so do buy quality, brands don’t matter all that much.

To answer your original question, the Specialty/Super Stones are, thinner, softer and cheaper than the Pro/Chosera stone. I have both and they both provide the same finish.

Apparently there are 2 combo stones one with 2 Specialty stones glued together and a smaller set of Economical stones glued. SRD sells the Specialty combo stone.

There is also a full size, 20mm thick Specialty Stone called the Sharpening Stone here is a link to the full line.