Thread: Honing set - Question about Shapton lapping

Just for the record, there is absolute no reason why you need the shapton holder, so you can knock $75 off the shapton price tag.

I set them on top of a folded up dishtowel on the edge of my table and hone away.

If you feel you MUST have a holder, you can get a generic one that will hold practically any hone you want, for about $15.

Thanks Veedub65

I was wondering about that. I guess you can even cut a piece of plywood with some rubber on top or something so it holds the stone. Any idea where you can buy those stone holders ?

That means that price gets closer. 200$ Naniwa vs 275$ Shapton. It comes down then what is best for beginning. Seems like opinions are split on that.

Thanks again.
Yves

As somebody who owns and uses all those stones I have bad news for you....

It does not matter which of those sets you get....

Honest I think Jimmy has used this quote before in cases like this, "Sometimes it is the Indian not the Bow that shoots the arrow"

The only change to your plan I wuld make if I were you, is if you go for the Norton set, get the whole set, it should run about $120 for the 220/1k the 4/8 and the Norton Lapping stone... This will set you up for the future better in case you happen to want to start buying razors off E-bay "heaven forbid you catch RAD"

Any of those 3 choices will work Honest they really will...