Thread: Naniwa cracking

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

+ 1. Truth be told if I had just stuck with the Nortons and not bought anything but a 12k superstone I'd be way ahead of the game. Hindsight being 20-20.

Hehehe. The only thing I dislike about the Nortons is the thirsty 1K hone, and the fact that the line stops at 8K. Maybe one day they'll give us a 12 or 16K. A man can dream...

I guess I can live with the 1K as is, but it'd be nice if they came out with a less thirsty version of that and maybe a 400-ish grit stone that didn't turn to mud.

Because they are tool hones, I doubt that ever will happen.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Because they are tool hones, I doubt that ever will happen.

All of the synthetics Norton, Chosera, SuperStones, Shaptons, you name it, are tool hones aren't they ?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

All of the synthetics Norton, Chosera, SuperStones, Shaptons, you name it, are tool hones aren't they ?

I guess that depends on who is doing the honing.

Bob

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

All of the synthetics Norton, Chosera, SuperStones, Shaptons, you name it, are tool hones aren't they ?

Yes, but I don't think an American company will see any point in going higher.

Bought my Naniwa SS set some time back. 1k 5k 8k 12k.
Never any problems. Spray and play...They have never been soaked. Don't get a ton of use because I use a coticule a lot. Glad I didn't replacethem with Choseras, ehich I once upon a time thought of doing

Originally Posted by Utopian

Yes, but I don't think an American company will see any point in going higher.

You might be right there. I guess if you count the Black and Translucent Arkies they do have stones that'll get you where you need to go. Just thinking out loud that it would be nice to have a higher grit synthetic option without branching out of the Norton line. The 1/4/8 have grown on me. My wallet and I would also hate to buy a 12K SS only to then be tempted to work back down the Naniwa line.

That's how HAD starts, you get one hone you end up with them all. Or at least a basic 1/2/5/12 setup.

Originally Posted by Marshal

Hehehe. The only thing I dislike about the Nortons is the thirsty 1K hone, and the fact that the line stops at 8K. Maybe one day they'll give us a 12 or 16K. A man can dream...

I guess I can live with the 1K as is, but it'd be nice if they came out with a less thirsty version of that and maybe a 400-ish grit stone that didn't turn to mud.

I sold my 4/8 combo years ago and bought the single grit 4k and 8k. Gave away the 1k to a local guy back then and bought the chosera 1k. Never regretted those moves. The 4k stays in water in a sealed tupperware container. The 8k is splash and go as Norton specifies in the brochure that comes with the stone. One great thing about the Nortons is they are not effected by atmospheric conditions the way these Japanese synthetics seem to be.