Thread: Help choosing finishing stone

12 k plus crox is as good as it gets.

Sounds like Naniwa is getting a lot of votes here. I have the exact stone set up that you are working with, and I've added a greek Vermio finisher after my 8k. I really like it, very easy to use and it makes the edge very comfortable to me.

Eh, I was just sticking to the hones the OP was already considering. There are a lot of great razor finishers out there.

I love my Shapton Glass 16K hone to finish with. Sometimes I tame the edge a little on my Coti. under running water. Just 4 no pressure laps on the Coti helps on some razors. I also have a vintage "Raven" Barbers hone for touch ups mainly but I sometimes I finish on it.

Slawman

If i could get only one finisher , i would go with the thuringian hone froom here

Thuringian Waterhones

The seller have perfect reputation and is one of the most knowledgeable members , abbout thuringian watterhones .
Prises are very affordable for the quality =
The other option is a Jnat koopa , assagi or kiita .
The third option is a good old fashioned barber hone - cheap and efficient .
There are a lot avaible options

Originally Posted by RusenBG

If i could get only one finisher , i would go with the thuringian hone froom here

Thuringian Waterhones

The seller have perfect reputation and is one of the most knowledgeable members , abbout thuringian watterhones .
Prises are very affordable for the quality =
The other option is a Jnat koopa , assagi or kiita .
The third option is a good old fashioned barber hone - cheap and efficient .
There are a lot avaible options

Great folks to deal with.

An ILR stone will do the job and is not very expensive.

I have finished on my Raven several times & it does a great job. It only takes 4 to 6 round trips with little to know pressure. Really great hone for touch ups. I also have a John Primble barber's hone that does almost as good as the Raven.

Slawman

I've been tinkering with my new barber hones a bit. I can see why you like the Raven. Looks like the polish from that more or less matches my 12K stone. Might even beat it. I haven't had a chance to shave with it, but I can tell once I get the edge sorted out I'm going to really, really like this little guy.

My Raven came with the box & it warns to use very light to know pressure & only 3 - 5 round trips. The John Primble Barbers hone is close to the Raven as far as great edges go.
You would be surprised at how well just giving a razor a touch up with either of these hones even on Razors I just bought in the wi

Slawman