Thread: Naniwa Super Stones

I use exactly the progression you have purchased.

1K chosera, 5, 8, 12K super stones.

I have never felt a need for a stone between the 1K and the 5K. The scratch marks from the 1K are removed pretty fast. And it may take a few extra strokes to get all of the 1K marks out but it's not a hard step to make It probably adds an extra 20 strokes per side if that. I have no plans to add a 2-3K stone to my rotation because it's already working well enough.

My 1K king on the other hand leaves slightly deeper scratches that take a little longer to remove, If I use the king I'll add a 6K king to the rotation before I go onto the 5K superstone. The 6K king is far rougher than the 5K superstone.

My advice would be to try it without the 2-3K stone and see if you can make it work. I think you will be surprised by how well the 1K and 5K go together.

The rest of the rotation 5-8K is only a few laps, 8-12K is a little longer than the previous step. Once you get off the 5K you will already have an edge that has a lot of polish and after the 8K it should look really bright. I find my 12K dulls the edge reflection at first hence the slightly longer time on the hone, If you take the edge past the initial dulling it will start to go bright again.

I have the 5, 8, 12's. They're really nice and also suggest a bit of slurry. I find it helps me see edge contact with smiling blades a bit better. 3 suggestions.

1) Use a desk lamp right over the hones, lots of light is your friend.
2) Go slooooooow and give yourself a lot of time. Faster you go, faster you get to a mistake that will take even longer to correct.
3) I had a tough time with pressures, watch videos and pay attention to how honemeisters hold their blades.

I use a 1k and 5k Shapton, then a 12k Naniwa, 20k Suehiro, 5 laps on a chromium oxide paddle strop and 20 laps on an english leather paddle strop. Very sharp smooth edge. I have just purchased a Jnat for finishing. More for shave smoothness then the edge. I found no need to use a 8k when I use the circle & X strokes. I didn't see any difference when not using the 8k then using it.

Welcome aboard, Della, and the only other suggestion I would have is to have a look at the video section of this site and watch every video that Glenn (gssixgun) has posted about honing. He drops titbits of useful information in each one that may not be in the others.
Good luck and make sure your bevel is well and truly set before moving up the progression.

Take a watch of this one too: http://youtu.be/

Lighten up the pressure as you finish on each hone. This will leave shallower scratches to he removed by the next stone which meams less work moving foward

Naniwa Superstones: I recently replaced one of my favourite stones the naniwa SS 8k 10mm on stand. I used a website I was tipped to use , '330mate'. I ordered a 20mm naniSS 8k, identical to mine only twice the stone, for $68.00, with exchange rate and postage, $97.00. In Australia, you will pay a lot more for a 10 mm stone, so check it out lads, they have the choseras too. Took 3 weeks to arrive, but saved me lots. Cheers Bob

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

Take a watch of this one too: http://youtu.be/

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Mike

I use a sharpie on my edges, It can help you get the feel for how much pressure you are using or when doing rolling X. etc.

I use it any time I change something up, such as a different stone, or a different hone pressure, one time it saved me because I forgot the tape and on that first pass I saw I was at a different angle.

I now use the Naniwa Traditional 1k for bevel set, 5k, 12k and ark black and it gives a really sharp edge that shaves smooth as silk.