Thread: Synthetic progression end result?

Originally Posted by GreenRipper

I like both the Shapton and the Naniwa but at this point I'm more likely to take the later route as I know that Lynn has taken to recommending it and the obvious price difference between the two lines. If I do go this route I figure that I have two obvious choices to supplement what I have, the single Naniwa 3k to eliminate the 4k and fit between the Shapton and Norton or go with a 3-5 progression or, last but not least, buy the 3k/8k combo and simply eliminate (supplement more likely) the Norton altogether.

Thoughts, gentlemen? Want to talk me into the Shaptons instead? Keep in mind that I suspect, at this rate, I'll own a Naniwa 2k or 3k along with a 5k and 8k by this time next year.

Thoughts? It's an awful lot of money to throw down on hones just because you don't like the tactile feed back of one. If you're already finishing on a Naniwa 12K nothing would really change as far as the final result goes. But if you already know you're gonna end up with a set of Naniwas, I'd pick up the 3K now, a 5K when I had the funds, and then round it out with an 8K later down the line.

If all you hone is straight razors, I don't think you'll get better stones than Naniwas. If you hone tools too and you're heavy handed like me, then I'd say Shapton is probably the better route to take.