Thread: Shapton Stones, Shapton Pro vs Kuromako stones

To really throw a wrench in it, add in the coors ceramic stones (or what used to be coors at some point....had to stretch to remember the name spyderco) coming in at 3-5 microns. Same abrasive, massively different binder (the only ceramic stone that's actually ceramic).

I think the shapton cuts so brash that I would've called the king 8k finer (so, we're in the same boat). The abrasive density seems to be a little less in the king, there is some other stuff in there, and the binder is softer.

Just another illustration that the charts don't always tell us what we need to know.

....and the confusion continues!

and our grandfathers did it all with a barber hone and a piece of leather!

Originally Posted by CamMorris

and our grandfathers did it all with a barber hone and a piece of leather!

Still a perfectly acceptable method to this day, by the way. I have several blades in my shave rotation that are exactly that, touched up on a barber hone and stropped with plain old linen and leather.

I need a good strop too, another confusing topic Im sure! Thanks everyone for the great input!!

Originally Posted by CamMorris

Thats good to know Jimmy. Marshal lets us know your findings after you check!
Cam

Still flat.

Strops are easy. Go to Straight Razor Design and pick one that fits your budget. If you decide you don't like the material, you can buy a replacement piece of something else for a fraction of the cost of a new strop.

Originally Posted by Marshal

Still flat.

Strops are easy. Go to Straight Razor Design and pick one that fits your budget. If you decide you don't like the material, you can buy a replacement piece of something else for a fraction of the cost of a new strop.

sounds good, would the 3"red latigo be a good choice?

I don't think there's such a thing as a bad choice when it comes to their strops. They all work well, the only difference at the end of the day will be the draw across the strop. That said, a 3" red latigo would be an excellent choice. My first strop was a Latigo leather. Not an SRD, but I've still got it and it works great. I can only imagine their would match or exceed the quality of the one I have.

And if you get curious about different leathers or secondary materials you can buy the 3" replacements. They'll screw right in.

For the secondary materials Premium Fabric is linen. All 3 options work similar, the difference is mostly feedback and cost. To me the poly webbing was too slick and zippy - it's like seat belt material. I haven't tried the felt but if you're into paste I understand this is primo stuff when it comes to taming an edge and making it smooth. Pastes tend to behave a bit different depending on the carrying medium. My linen secondary is unpasted and I'm perfectly content with it. I turned the poly web into a stand alone paste strop, I'm more happy with it as a paste medium than when it was a plain strop.

Thanks Marshal! sounds like sound advise! Much appreciated!
Cam

Originally Posted by Marshal

Still flat.

Interesting, thanks for checking. Other guys, Lynn, Glen, amongst others have also said they didn't have this phenomenon of going out of flat, while some others did. I guess it is an environmental issue ...... and NO, I'm not going Al Gore on y'all ..........