Wow man, not to be a d***, but you've come an awfully long way since you started thinking about buying your first hone way back in June to be giving this kind of advice.
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But you can....
There is the difference, we haven't honed 2 razors we have honed many many razors, at least Don, Alex, and I have, that I know for sure...
I myself have used every hone you mention, so has Don, I am not sure what all Alex uses....
And what we are telling you is the way you wrote that is wrong...it is confusing, and that is bad... Sorry
I don't normally write posts like this but you confused the whole thread so I WILL clarify it again and again for you, and anyone else reading it....
OK. I am sorry. I will take it down then.
Guess,
One thing which may have been overlooked in the conversation here is your comment that you intend to use your hone(s) to maintain an edge - not create one. There is a difference. You might be able to get along with something as simple, and inexpensive, as the much discussed Chinese 12.000 (or so) grit wet stone (whet stone?) ((wet water whet stone?)) HONE! Regardless, maintaining an edge is much simpler than creating one or restoring an old rat.
I'm not a honester, but have a bunch of hones, probably too many, and have sharpened my own razors and re-edged some old rats. For my face and stubble, and my technique, and for touching up an edge, I find myself returning to an old and relatively small coticule and a few strokes on one or the other paddle strops I made and coated with TI paste and CrOx.
good luck, good honing, and good shaving,
I don't understand what this is all about, cause basically I've said the same.
Maybe time to get that Norton to put some background to it.
I know this is a bit old but from my research, it looks like the norton set is a good starter set (220/1000, 4k/8k, and the lapping/flattening stone) for $119. With this I need a finisher, I decided to go with an Escher. Is this the original Escher and can someone tell me where I can find one new and what I should be spending for one? Thanks!