View Poll Results: Which is the best finishing hone?

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  • Charnley Forest

    3 4.35%

  • Translucent Arkansas

    1 1.45%

  • Coticule

    14 20.29%

  • China 12k

    8 11.59%

  • Dragon Tongue

    0 0%

  • Norton 8k

    0 0%

  • Barber hone (Post which, grit estimate, material (if known))

    1 1.45%

  • Naniwa (Post type/Grit) or Shapton (Post Grit)

    10 14.49%

  • Japanese stone (Post as much info as possible)

    18 26.09%

  • Other (Post what)

    14 20.29%
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  1. 12-04-2009, 03:57 AM #31
    Kingfish
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    Shapton 30K is the cat's meow in my book!!
    Honestly though, they are all so much fun!
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  2. 12-04-2009, 08:00 AM #32
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    While I finish on a coticule, it's a tag team really. I do a few strokes on my Oohira Japanese stone and a few strokes on the coticule and I'm good for a while again
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  3. 12-04-2009, 11:25 AM #33
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    I couldn't decide which to vote on. "Best" hone depends on how sharp I want the razor. That can depend on mood, phase of the moon, and who knows what...

    I don't usually like to go past 1 micron on a hone. I never use 0.5 ChroOx anymore, but I do use newspaper after many hones. I know, newspaper is supposed to be finer than Chromium Oxide. Go figure.
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  4. 12-04-2009, 11:55 AM #34
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    Quote Originally Posted by IanS View Post
    I figured Coti's and Eschers would put up more of a fight...
    I think one reason Eschers/Thuringians aren't putting up much of a fight is that they're not listed in the poll.
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  5. 12-04-2009, 08:42 PM #35
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    Its hard to say as i have no experiance with all of them i'm sure they all put nice edge on a razor but my favourite is my coticule somtimes i use issards or cro.ox paste which work for me i have no intentions of buying any more finishers althought i always wanted to try 16k shapton may be one day. i have a ch12k and have to say very nice finisher also
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  6. 12-05-2009, 08:08 AM #36
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    I was considering the write-ins for them Dylan.
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  7. 12-08-2009, 01:33 AM #37
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    I went with the Coticule, I have never used an Escher or a Japanese stone though. Hopefully some day I will be able to say differently!
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  8. 12-08-2009, 03:24 AM #38
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    I certainly can't afford some of the beautiful stones that are mentioned here. WOW! they look nice! I use a Coticule dry, 16K Shapton, 30K Shapton, then my final is 0.1 micron diamond film on glass. I have been getting some very nice smooth blades out of that. Kinda getto by these standards but it works very well.

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  9. 12-08-2009, 03:27 AM #39
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    Quote Originally Posted by riooso View Post
    I certainly can't afford some of the beautiful stones that are mentioned here. WOW! they look nice! I use a Coticule dry, 16K Shapton, 30K Shapton, then my final is 0.1 micron diamond film on glass. I have been getting some very nice smooth blades out of that. Kinda getto by these standards but it works very well.

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    I do not think 30k Shapton is ghetto by any means.
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  10. 12-08-2009, 03:57 AM #40
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    Kinda tongue and cheek there guy but by $1,500.00 USD standards it almost makes my car getto!


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    Richard
    Last edited by riooso; 12-08-2009 at 05:06 AM. Reason: CAR not care
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