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Thread: For a shaver, which single hone.
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08-02-2017, 12:38 AM #8
This is where I am today... a 5K or 8K plus 12K naniwa perhaps using the Pyramid method
if I let a blade get too dull. Learning when to hone is harder than I thought.
I have been very happy with my 8K Snow White naniwa combined with the Naniwa 12K.
I like the mirror polish the 8K SWN gives.
I suspect any quality 10K-18K hone used with half as many hone strokes as many think are needed
will keep a well honed shaver shave ready.
I like the Norton 4K/8K(work horse) but the 12K finish is an improvement that I do like.
Shapton 10K and 16K seem sharp as heck but harsh and I need
a pasted strop to calm them down. I suspect I should use half
the hone strokes I use on a Naniwa. I think ShaptonGlass hones
are better than I am and less forgiving.