Thread: Basics for synthetic hone set

Recently I've been using my Naniwa superstones again, because of things earlier mentioned, I did notice the 1K to be a very fast cutting stone and to be used accordingly.

Lately I've been using also a Coticule, the one I have is an extremely fast stone. I can't finish wel on this stone, but it's an amazing bevel setter, super fast and great edges coming off that stone.
So instead of my Naniwa 1K I'm using a very fast Coticule on slurry.

From the Coticule I go to a BBW with slurry to perfect the bevel, or I just skip the BBW and go the synthetic way. After the BBW I also go the synthtic way and go to a Naniwa 5K - 8K and finish on the 12K. I then go to either an Escher or a Coticule under running water. The Escher gets "sticky" rather fast coming off the 12K and I know I got a good edge when I get that feeling.

So I can share the sentiment most people on here have, a synthetic line-up with a natural finisher at the end (I also prefer to start with a Coticule)

For me the challenging part lies in the zone between the perfected bevel and the finishing. In a progressive honing setup where I use natural stones, I use other synthetic hones to fill that void to make my life a little easier.