Thread: Any info on a "Natural polishing stone quardied in Guangxi pdo ince china"

Needed a stone for touching up my razor and found this for 25bucks at a woodworking shop. Claims 12000+ hard polihing stone. The old addage you get what u pay for is ringing in my ears. Anyone have experiance with this stone? It is slate grey 8×2

We refer to them as phigs.
Peoples Hone of Indeterminable Grit.

Some seem to like theirs. I have not tried one.

Do a search for 12k Chinese, etc. Has been discussed....And Cussed!

Originally Posted by Rfcjr

Needed a stone for touching up my razor and found this for 25bucks at a woodworking shop. Claims 12000+ hard polihing stone. The old addage you get what u pay for is ringing in my ears. Anyone have experiance with this stone? It is slate grey 8×2

If I may go back in time just a bit and look at your previous posts please indulge me

Originally Posted by Rfcjr

Ive only been using a strait razor for a couple of months now. Got here from making knifes as a hobbie. Love to hone and look forward to getting some finer stones and learning to use them, always amazed when i make a piece of steel razor sharp. Love it! And love shaving with a strait razor. Glad i found this hobbie hope to make some new friends who think the same. About me. Im in saltlake city utah. Long time pilot skydiver flyfisher new hammock camper. Survivalist and primative skills for 30 years or so. Getting older 52 i guess shaving with a strait razor fits a little danger in with something in line with my age.

First and Foremost, I'm very happy that you have enjoyed using a straight razor. With that said, Honing a straight razor is SOOOOOO MUCH DIFFERENT than sharpening a knife/axe or anything else you've ever put an edge on. As a former meat cutter I was astonished at the difference. It took quite awhile to re-learn muscle skills that had been embedded for years and years.

Personally I always recommend that a Newbie wait at least a year before they attempt to learn how to hone (I did). Why??? Because they have their hands full learning how to Properly Strop, Make Lather let alone the Proper Angles to get a nice shave.

Originally Posted by Rfcjr

Wow im only getting 10 or less n my gold dollar number 1 are they really that bad. Ive been doing 50 to 60 laps on suede and the same on the leather its a new strop and im new to world of strait razors. The leather side is not smooth almost looks like a leather granit kind of grainy and verry stiff.

Gold Dollar razors aren't recommended as a QUALITY RAZOR I've honed many for those who wished to 'try' to get by inexpensively but even though after a lot of work and being able to get a decent edge the owners found as you have that the steel is inferior and won't hold an edge for long/especially if you have a tough beard.

Originally Posted by Rfcjr

Needed a stone for touching up my razor and found this for 25bucks at a woodworking shop. Claims 12000+ hard polihing stone. The old addage you get what u pay for is ringing in my ears. Anyone have experiance with this stone? It is slate grey 8×2

And now we are back to were we started.

My counsel is to buy some decent vintage razors from the BST and spend the money to have someone/whether it's a Pro or someone with a lot of experience with honing to keep your blades truly Shave Ready so that you can learn how to Properly Strop,Make Later and Shave.

Once you do that, I would encourage you to learn to hone but not until then.

I don't mean to discourage you. The opposite is true as I want you to succeed! I've seen far too may who want to rush in and learn it all just Fail! Again, I don't want to see you fail.

If I can be of any help please let me know. You can find contact info at my profile.

Smooth Shaving My Brother In Blades

I am wary of any site that assigns a grit to a natural. If they will make false assumptions what else will they do? Some like theirs some have not. Sone go thru several before they get one that's good. And yes price sometimes is a good indicator, if they could they would charge more, save your money and buy a naniwa 12k and be done with it. Tc

Wullll....There you have it!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Wullll....There you have it!

Never argue with a man who can pick a 700 LB Harley up from the ground by the handle bar with one hand and have it back on it's two wheels with little if any effort.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Never argue with a man who can pick a 700 LB Harley up from the ground by the handle bar with one hand and have it back on it's two wheels with little if any effort.

Yea. I am famous for that!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Yea. I am famous for that!

Sorry if I wasn't clear, I was referring to tcrideshd's comment.

THIS thread was the beginning of the origin of the designation People's Hone of Indeterminate Grit (PHIG).

There is no justification for any natural hone having a grit designation. It is meaningless and deceptive.

Thank You, Ron!