Quote Originally Posted by jballs918 View Post
Well after finally finding all my shave equipment I have come to the fact that I am still trying to figure out what is the best 1K hone. As I know the 1K is the true workhorse of the bunch. I have had a chance to use alot of hones and I guess my question is does it really matter what brand you use. The chosera seems to be the reference standard but does the price justify it. Yes I have used it, I have also used and owned a norton 1K and a naniwa superstone 1K, and I have used a shapton 1K, and a king 1K. Since this hone is used as a bevel setter I have this question for you all. Is there a true difference in what these hones do at the 1K level or is this just one of those thing that your mileage may very. I do understand that scratch patterns maybe different, but if you polish everything out with a 4k, 8k, and 12k will the 1k really matter. Please tell me what you think, thanks again.
It depends on what you are going to use it for. If you are going to hone hundreds of razors then it might make a difference. Some work faster and with less prep work. If you are going to hone your own 5 or 6 razors and they aren't wedges with messed up edges then it doesn't really matter all that much.

After you hone them once you probably won't be going back to the 1k anymore.