Thread: Name Your Favorite Finisher ..... Poll (multiple choice)

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

We can insert C12k into the matrix and remove Spyderco. We have the technology...

Please do

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For the longest time my favourite high grit synthetic was the 10k Sigma Power. I've seen it described as the poor man's Chosera, but I think that does it a great disservice. More recently however, I've been playing around with a 20k Suehiro Gokumyou line hone. I haven't stopped using the Sigma stone altogether, but the addition of the Suehiro adds a great deal of smoothness to the sharp (but sometimes harsh), edge of the Sigma.

Naturals are a different matter as I'm always experimenting with whatever obscure hone has been my latest acquisition. I have a Nakayama which the seller had rated at about 40k, but which cost a lot less than some of my Asagi/ Kiita hones. Sentiment plays a part in my attachment to this particular hone, it was the first really high-end finisher that I bought, and apart from the Bester hones I use for bevel-setting this is the hone I've had the longest and know the best.

I've always been partial to Charnley hones as well. I don't have a Charnwood hone from the Thringstone Quarry (yet), but my Whittle Hill CF's get a lot of regular use on my personal shavers.

Finally, I have an unusual Yellow Lake Oilstone, which is a siltstone, not the typical slate from the Melynllyn Quarry. Very fast cutting hone and also much finer than other Yellow Lakes I've got.

The above mentioned hones are my three regular finishers and they all get about equal use, so I really couldn't narrow them down to just the one based on performance. As mentioned earlier, I have a sentimental attachment to the Nakayama, but that is the only thing that differentiates it from the other two.

Two of my most recent acquisitions, however, may supplant the CF's and the YLO. One is a Virginia Oilstone and the other a hone-slate from Cape Arguille. I haven't used then enough to be drawing any definitive conclusions, but they are about as fine as anything else I've tried thus far. At the moment I'm still experimenting to get the most from these hones, but the Cape Arguille slate in particular, is looking likely to become a regular fixture in my honing routine.

Kindest regards,
Alex

I only have the Shaptons on glass at the moment and I finish on the 16k, which I really like!

After experiencing a Dubl Duck that Holli4 honed on Naniwas (such a smooth sharp edge, I love it!), I'm mad keen to get a set of those though to see if I can get anywhere close to that level..! And I'd also like to get a coticule as well. Oh, and an Asagi, and an Escher and....

I was using a few, but I recently acquired a chosera 10k. It's very fast for the nice finish it leaves and is my current go to finisher.

I choose naniwa12 but only because I have yet to try anything else besides that and a coticule.

I didn't vote. I have not used all of the hones listed but I do have a few of them. But that's not why I didn't vote. I choose a finisher based on hoe fast the razor loads my 8k hone and which 8k I use if based on country of origin. The harder razors get a harder finisher and the less hard get a less hard finisher. That seems to give me the best results. Based on my limited hone selection I started honing all razors on a cheap 1k/8k hone I picked up at Wood Craft. I found that some razors created a slurry while honing and others didn't. When I went to Norton hones I found some loaded the hone faster than others. The blades that didn;t load the hone as fast created a slurry on the 1/6k hone. The one's that loaded the Norton didn't create the slurry on the 1/8k. From there I noticed a trend in the country of origin. Of course not all razors fell into the grouping but i knew what to look for now. The less hard steel goes onto one of the Escher types. The harder steel goes on the Ck12 because that is what I have on hand that works best. Every now and then I use my Charnley Forest, but I need more time on it to find where it works best.

I am +1ing with JoeD

Depends on the Razor and how it feels when I set the bevel.....

We need a "what's your favorite bevel setter" thread, eh Glen? ;-p

I like the YG escher for finishing and quick touch ups.