Thread: Looking for a New 1K Bevel Setter

I am using a King 1K for bevel setting. It's ok for most of my blades bu I have some that were tempered a little harder than what the King can handle with ease. I am open to any advice. What do you all think of the 1K Shapton glass? I love my new 16K & I think I would like to build up my Shapton glass stable.
HELP! ;-)

Slawmeister.

The Naniwa Chosera or professional seems to be very popular. Using mine with a slurry from the brown nagura that comes with it works very well in restoration bevel setting. I have not looked back since I got mine.

I've had the Shapton 1K Glass and I switched to the Naniwa 1K Pro and I like the brown cleaner stone for creating an extra aggressive slurry.

The Shapton worked fine, but it felt gritty to hone on.... the Naniwa just has a better feel and it seems faster, and I *think* I get a smoother finish.... I have a King 1K and 800 grit, both sit unused since I got the Naniwa.

Naniwa Chosera for me, I cant comment on the Shapton. When I first started i read loads of reviews on the best bevel setter, the Chosera always trumped all. Ive never felt the need to look for a better one.

I own the 1k "specialty stone" and is quite nice for the price. It feels less "chalky" than the higher grit models, more similar to the "professional". However, it does feel slightly softer.

When I experimented with the "green brick", it seemed to leave a lighter striation pattern than the specialty 1k. It was a little bit thirstier, although that could be due to the thickness.

Naniwa 1k chosera. Best there is IME.

Another option for a bevel setter is the vintage Carborundum # 118. It pops up on eBay fairly often; mostly in the 4 inch. It does show up in 8 inch sometimes. Like last week, an auction ended on election night for "3" NOS eight inch number 118's hones for a total of $9.95. I was watching it & forgot they were there. One bidder took them. The buy of the year.

I have a few of them in 8 inch & they are around 900 to 1100 grit approx. They are great for old Sheffield wedges & leave a nice bevel to build on.

My bevel setter is a 1k Naniwa Chosera. Works like a champion.
After that it's usually an all Shapton Glass progression up to 16k.
I've never used the Shapton Glass 1k. Being that they are so fast I'm guessing that you won't get the feel and finesse that you want from a bevel setter that you will get from the Chosera.
Of course : YMMV
Good luck.

Pete <:-}

Originally Posted by RezDog

The Naniwa Chosera or professional seems to be very popular. Using mine with a slurry from the brown nagura that comes with it works very well in restoration bevel setting. I have not looked back since I got mine.

+7...........

I've just restored 2 Iwasaki westerns & first stone they met was the Chocera 1k. Granted I was careful not to wreck the edges during the restoration but talking steel with an HRC hardness past the mid 60's. Both bevels set inside 1 hour.

I've used Kings 800, 1200, Shapton GS 1k & 2k Shapton Pro 1k, 1.5k & 2k. Finally bought Chocera1k.
I've gained the experience of using these stones but the cheapest way would have been to just buy the Chocera 1k. It's all you need.