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    Has anyone tried Wästikivi stones?

    If you scroll a bit down you see the Carpenters stone (pictured with a straight ) and a bit further down the Kuntaliitos Stone.
    The Kuntaliitos Stone is supposted be 1K/4K, and its cheap - €35 for a 200x50x20mm.

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    Looks like the Finnish was translated by a computer, I find it hard to understand. May be an excellent stone.

    [QUOTE] HAD is a b*tch...[\QUOTE]

    Does this mean you bought one?
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    That link points to the manufacturer of the hones of Sticky's original question, the same website as in my link in post 7.

    All of their stones are basically the same material, a phyllite chiefly consisting of quartz, mica and feldspar. Fineness varies between specimina and I believe at least the Höyläkivi you mention are selected finer ones.

    I do not, however, believe that the grit is near the 4000 range. Using grit scales is always tricky (which one? which margins?) and even more so on natural hones, but based on my limited experience I think you'd find these hones to be more near what is generally meant with 1k on this forum.

    Wästikivi Oy asked a Finnish technological university to test them. They state the results with these hones (it is safe to suppose WA provided the finer variety) are in between those obtained with 600 and 1000 sandpaper. Still: they are nice stones and good value for money.


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    As I understand it the Kuntaliitos Stone is composed of one Höyläkivi stone
    glued to another stone (what type I don't know) with an grit size comparable to 4000 grit emery paper.

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    Got a response from Ilkka at Wästikivi today, and the finer grit stone is from another place nearby (Orivesi) that he calls kuntaliitoskivi and he recommends it for sharpening straight razor among other things.

    So to clarify: the höyläkivi ≈ 1000 and the kuntaliitoskivi ≈ 4000.

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    Shaving off a 4K is possible but a higher grit finishing hone or pasted strop is desirable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kees View Post
    Shaving off a 4K is possible but a higher grit finishing hone or pasted strop is desirable.
    I agree with you Kees, I just liked the idea of an all natural honing progression starting with the höyläkivi/kuntaliitoskivi and then pehaps a BBW/Coticule.

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