Thread: Help with Naniwa set up

EDITED for p***-poor writing skills. Like editing a paper.

Thanks for the awesome response, and I have taken advantage of free honing twice. Hi_bud_gl hone my first ever razor, actually my favourite razor now (kind of shifts, but this one is consistantly up there). Then I talked to Utopian and sent one to him, and he did a couple others for me at a reasonable fare considering my situation. I am still a NEWB compared to everyone here, and while I felt okay getting a couple of honings free, I feel at this stage I'm not ultra new anymore and it would kinda be like taking advantage of someone. Especially because I have mild RAD. I have 8 razors so far. (almost all <$15) and a set of workhorse hones is really what I need if the trend continues. I have spent a large chunk of birthday money on a J-nat, a Thury and a Swaty that has really been worth it as touching up my shave-readies on them makes a BIG difference. But I think I will need something to sharpen my ebay specials and flea market finds and antique store treasures. This is why you've probably seen threads for ever. I have no interest in HAD whatsoever. I want to find the best balance of price and effeciency in ONE SINGLE SET of hones. Here and there you'll see me ask about J-Nats and stuff cus I am looking for a great final finish, BUT I don't want duplicate stones (there's a thread asking about Karasu that I started for this reason, I'll only get it if it is better than what I have, or to pass on). So I *think* this is a worthwhile investment. $15ish per razor (+$3-10 shipping depending on how many I send out and when) so we'll call it $20 for honing, after 10 razors ($200) I may as well have bought the 1k 3k 5k 8k nanis. ($184 from SRD) An 11th (total $220) razor would justify the 400 for heavy bevel work (total $210 from SRD).