Nice grit-range. Should cover all your normal razor sharpening needs.
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The Naniwa 1k is an excellent bevel setter. Fortunately, the lower grits hones cost less.;)
+1n with Utopian, setting a bevel with a 5k is rough, even with a 1k at times. 220 is better.
I had a Satinedge that I sent to Max. I could not get the thing to take a bevel. I guess I gave up to quick. It took him 1/2 hour on a 220k. So, you never know what your gonna run into...Thanks Max....
Sounds like a plan, as long as the razor is in fairly good shape. This is more or less how I deal with newly aquired razors as well except I use a Norton 4/8K and usually dispense with the finer polishing stone and go straight to my strop. If the razor is is such bad condition that I would need a coarser stone to "set" the bevel, I don't want to be bothered with it.
Well the Naniwas arrived today.
Just to verify what I think I need to do now: Lap these things with my DMT8C 325. I would do this by drawing a pencil line grid and then lightly smoothing each with the DMT until the pencil lines are gone. I would keep things pretty wet as I go.
I just want to be sure before I do something stupid!
These are the hones I have: 1000, 5000, 8000, 12000
After the grid disappears, draw another and see if it wears away evenly. The reason for this is that when you're lapping, the water and slurry will also cause the pencil to wear, too, even if the surface isn't completely flat yet. Don't know how Naniwas behave in that regard, but it's the only way I know of to be sure - especially on a new stone.
Good luck! Now you'll never need to buy another hone. ;)
Yes you have the right plan
Water water water when lapping,, The Naniwa's come with a stupid label on the :cen stone surface :rant: Which is going to take a wee bit of work to get rid of that residue... I lapped mine untill I could no longer tell where that :cen stupid label had been then worried about the grid :)