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08-08-2009, 07:19 PM #1
So do you advise me to buy 16000? I was in the eminence of buying this set of Shapton Glass stones: 1000 (or 2000), 4000, 8000, 16000.. But after reading all this i dont know if i should invest my money in a 16000 (?)
Leon has one and he said to me that is a nice stone to give that "finish" touch to a razor. But i also read in the SRP about members that said the 16000 didn't work on the Le Grelot's for example! They have mentioned that they stoped in the 8000 and the razor was in the best shave ready possible, and if they pass to the 16000 it will ruin it!
Im so confuse! I know that only trying is the best way to know whats best / result for us and the razor - differen't razors, differen't behaviours right? - but its a lot of money..
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08-08-2009, 07:39 PM #2
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08-08-2009, 07:42 PM #3
It looks like Harrelson needs to consult with Craftsmanstudio.com on their straight razor set.... it's the 1k, 6k, and 16k....
Shapton Straight Razor Set 1000/6000/16000
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08-08-2009, 07:46 PM #4Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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08-08-2009, 08:09 PM #5
You guys think that Howard and Harrelson are splitting
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Measuring the changing mass of the Z boson
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08-08-2009, 08:57 PM #6
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The tides! The tides! I never thought about the moon and the tides during my honing. The mass of my razors and my hones and even my fingers are going to change depending on the time of day and the season. My gosh, what was I thinking trying to hone without taking into account relative mass variations. Every time I think I've figured this honing stuff out you guys come up with new ways to remind me of my infinite ignorance.
Come to think of it, sometimes I hone with tape and the mass of the tape is going to change, and besides, I use black, brown, and red tape and I have no idea what their relative densities are. I'm screwing everything up! Wait a minute, I use distilled water but I have have not been doing regular osmolarity checks on my water! I'm going to have to switch to 18 mega-ohm water, but even then, I'll have to take into account how old the filters are. And dammit, I've never even taken into account the elevation of my house here in Iowa and that has a gravitational impact. Maybe pyramids won't work here in Iowa. What's the elevation of Lynn's house in Ohio? I need a Wiki update NOW!
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08-08-2009, 09:06 PM #7
Ok! Thx for everything! I will take the risk - if there's any at all! With time i will have my own opinion on that 16000 stone..if you see me selling her, well, it could be for a lot of reasons...
I think stones are the new "computers"..you buy one now..and in the next minute the prices are lower..and there's a new and better one, for the same price, available...but both will work just fine..
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08-08-2009, 09:29 PM #8
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08-08-2009, 11:15 PM #9
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08-08-2009, 07:40 PM #10
Speaking only for myself, the 1/2/4/8/16k progression
with the (white) Shapton GlassStones works great on
razors of many different varieties: carbon, high carbon,
stainless, NO2 hardened, ATS34... etc.
The 16k specifically leaves a very nice, extremely sharp
edge on all of the razors that I have honed with it.
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