Thread: The Hone stone Poll

On a rebuild I use the Shapton glass stones in 1k, 3k, Norton 8k, and shapton GS 16k.

Maintnance honeing uses the Oohira hone, coticule, and than Cro2 leather. I'm still trying to figure out if the Oohira stone is the same as the coticule, I just don't know at this time. I just know that the shave in the above line up is very good, next time I'll cut out one stone and see what happens.

220, 221.....whatever it takes..............................

Lynn

Hi folks,

I voted "Other:"
Eze-Lap 600 sharpening rod to set bevel.
Smith's soft and hard Arkansas to hone.
Illinois #361 leather (lotsa laps) to smooth.
Illinois #361 canvas to refresh before the leather.

Thanks for this poll. It's fun to see all the different
ways one can hone a razor. :-)

Jeff

Here is my routine, it is a combination of stones and lapping films


1k NANIWA

5k NANIWA

8k NANIWA

1u Diamond Film

.5u Diamond Film

CRoX on Leather ( hand american kind)

Black Latigo.


cheers
D

Naniwa Chosera 1k or Bester 1200x

Synthetic aoto

Naniwa Chosera 5k

Naniwa Chosera 10k

Leather w/chromium oxide

Originally Posted by Lynn

220, 221.....whatever it takes..............................

Lynn

Classic, I've used that myself from time to time. Michael Keaton with the chain saw, I get the visual, and it just cracks me up....

Anyway, It depends on the blade, and my mood. Way too many rocks, not enough dull razors...

Normally, I like to use the Naniwa SS w/slurry. After the 12k, I usually hit my Y/G Escher or Nakayama Asagi or Charnley or even a Shapton 16k.
I've even gone to Diamond 1.0, .50 and .25, then back up to crox to smooth out some keeness. Works great...

If not that, I'm using a couple of Coticules. The bevel would be set with a Nani 1k, Norton 1k, or King 1k, then I use a Dressante and finish with La Nouvelle. If I use my Coticules, that's all I use. I shave off them. (yes, of course I strop first....)

I remember this thread, I never answered it for a reason, even back then..

My answer would still be the same today as back then...

I would eventually set the bevel on a Norton 1k, and then decide what set of stones, and which direction I was going from the "feel of the steel" during the bevel set...

Today I might use a King 1k on the full hollows instead of the Norton 1k

Originally Posted by DwarvenChef

On a rebuild I use the Shapton glass stones in 1k, 3k, Norton 8k, and shapton GS 16k.

Maintnance honeing uses the Oohira hone, coticule, and than Cro2 leather. I'm still trying to figure out if the Oohira stone is the same as the coticule, I just don't know at this time. I just know that the shave in the above line up is very good, next time I'll cut out one stone and see what happens.

Funny how time changes how you do things...

I just looked up my earlier post on this thread and it's not much of how I do things now

I no longer have the GS 16k and rarely use the coticule, not because I find it faulty, it's a great stone I just don't want to wear it down much so I can hand it down to the next family member in 50+ years

I still use the GS 1k and 3k to set bevels, than move to Ohira, Asagi than test, some razors do better with a Cro2 strop some don't...

Barber hone ( Swaty) for touch up then strop.

Any bevel work and initial hone I have done.