Thread: Looking for a New 1K Bevel Setter

I'll add my two cents.
Chosera 1k, and get the brown dressing stone. Naniawa's dressing stone turns the green brick, into a grinder. Without deep damage to the edge of course.

In the meantime and if you haven't already tried, you can get a little more out of that King 1k if you slurry it.

To recap, as I understand it... the Naniwa 1K Chosera and the Naniwa 1K Professional are the same hone except that instead of the Chosera base, the thickness of the hone has been increased and the base is not included in the Pro line. So it's 6 of one or half a dozen of the other.

I would think that the Pro hone, mounted on an acrylic or polycarbonate substrate ala GSsixgun's method, would make the Pro hone the better buy if one had the choice of the two systems, but alas, the Chosera line is no longer available in North America, having been replaced with the Professional line. (Yes, you can mail order from the orient and get around that)

I am thinking of putting my Naniwa on a substrate, but I actually like being able to use the side of the hone for those nasty warped blades that like to turn into frowners when honed on a wide stone. I don't need it often, in fact only a Ralf Aust 6/8" is giving me this grief, but I've seen these kinds of blades before... I'm sure I'll run into another one eventually.

Once again, Shaptons are nice hones, but in the 1K grit.... I'd go with the Naniwa Pro + the brown "turd" as it is often called, for those times when you might wish for 400 or 600 grit hone. That green/brown slurry cuts like crazy and when you end up using pure water... the Naniwa has a smooth feel and leaves a smooth finish.

Regards

Christian

[Edit]: I should have added that I use the Shapton Glass stone holder with my Pro and SS hones. The SS are a perfect fit, just like the Shapton glass hones. The Professional stone is slightly shorter, but still doesn't move around on the Shapton holder, so I don't feel the urgent need to mount it on a perfectly sized piece of plastic. If you use a threaded rod type hone holder... all this is moot.

I like the Bester 1200. Very easy to use and more wear resistant than the King.

I have a king 1k but rarely use it over my Chosera 1k. They both work well, but the Chosera works quicker.

Personal choice, I like the Chocera 1k, mine however is on the traditional Naniwa plastic base, which all of my other Naniwa Superstones to 10k, are also on.

I guess I'll have to be the sole Shapton GS 1000 supporter: it's a good hone, you can slurry it up with a DMT to get extra cutting power or just work it with water for an excellent bevel setter. But wait, there's more: no green liquid draining away from it.

IMO the Shapton glass stone hoses the King 1000, both in cutting power and in general durability and flatness. The Chosera is good but all that green dye puts me off.

Another vote for the Chosera. Had the naniwa ss 1k but upgraded. Cuts quicker with a better finish. If it's good enough for the pros I can probably make do

+Chosera although i have nothing to compare it to since its the only 1k ive used.

This thread convinced me to finally order the dressing stone.

Originally Posted by MW76

+Chosera although i have nothing to compare it to since its the only 1k ive used.

This thread convinced me to finally order the dressing stone.

Shoulda grabbed one while at the meet.
They were on the shelf, behind your head.