Thread: What to get between 4/8k and CrO

Right now I shave right off the 8k side of my Norton. I have some CrO on a piece of leather, but I'm just not sure that it's being effective off of the 8k.

So, if you use a norton and you were to hit one "polisher" after the 8k, what would you (do you) use?

Price completely irrelevant and definitely going to Chrox afterwards? I'd probably go for a 12k superstone or something around that or maybe Escher (ask an escher guy about this, I haven't used one).

Price relevant? Swaty (10-11k barber hone) or china 12k

Maybe forgo the Chrox and price irrelevant again? Jnat finisher.

I used to do 4k JIS to Swaty to .5 chrox... then I got a Jnat... the Chrox is more agressive than my Jnat. It's pretty wierd to go from honing on a rock to stropping on a paste and introduce scratches under magnification.

I don't know about the technical stuff, micron sizes , scratches and that but I have found diamond spray or paste on a felt hanger or a paddle will quicken an edge off of an 8k quite a bit. Chrom ox will tame a harsh edge IME and improve it some. Here is an archived thread with some tech stuff.

Originally Posted by marosell

So, if you use a norton and you were to hit one "polisher" after the 8k, what would you (do you) use?

Shapton 16k ceramic on glass works very well indeed for me, in just this slot.

George

FWIW, I have a loom-style paddle strop which I used for pastes (black and red dovo pastes but not dissimilar from CrOx). I found the small strop wasn't much use so I used the remainder of the pastes on an old fabric belt which has a similar material to the canvas on my everyday strop That gives me a good 2ft+ of usable strop length. Since doing 50 laps on red then black following the 8k norton, I've really noticed and improvement, so maybe you just need a few more laps on the CrOx?

A 12k would work real nice before the CrOx and leather. Awhile back I read a thread by one of the members on how to make a cheap 30k hone, Chromium Oxide on balsa wood, it made a big difference in my blades. I also use CrOx on leather (rough side) before the CrOx on balsa.

I've not tried this, so I can't be sure, but I think that going from a Norton 8k to the C12k, given how slow the C12k is, would not be the best jump. I think Norton 8k to a good barber hone to ChromeOx would work better on a budget. If you have more to spend, more options open up.

1 micron diamond or Dovo black then CrO would be good. If you state what you're looking to spend then people can dial in on recommendations.

A coticule w/ water only would also do the trick. 20-30 light laps should be sufficient.

Originally Posted by PA23-250

A coticule w/ water only would also do the trick. 20-30 light laps should be sufficient.

Whats the aprox grit size of a coticule? I was thinking about getting the Naniwa 12k. Not to say that I wouldn't mind spending less, just that I was thinking about it.

I'm also looking for a lapper to lap my norton and the naniwa if I get it. Hopefully the same one can lap both? Right now I'm using sandpaper on marble, but its a pain in the ass.