Shapton 30K and Nakayama for me. I find myself going to
the 30K more and more due to the speed -- once I'm sharp
at 8k it doesn't take many strokes on the 16 and 30K to
finish.
- Scott
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Shapton 30K and Nakayama for me. I find myself going to
the 30K more and more due to the speed -- once I'm sharp
at 8k it doesn't take many strokes on the 16 and 30K to
finish.
- Scott
'fraid I've not used anything other than a Charnley Forest so haven't voted.
My Nakayama gives me a better finish than my coticule, CF or peoples hone whoes gritt is a mysterie:).
Skizzo
Coticule is my favorite, but I'm rather fond of the Shaptons as well. That 30K is a really nice stone
I couldn't vote. I'm a big fan of my Devonshire oilstone, but there wasn't an option for that.
Now that everyone's blood pressure and heart rate is up, I'm kidding. Of the finishers I've tried I like the slower coticules the best. But... that doesn't mean every coticule. Some I have are much better than others.
And, to be fair, I sucked at honing when I was using the Naniwa 12k as a finisher. I would probably like it much better now.
Finally, to avoid confusion; No, I don't own the elusive Devonshire stone.
Mac, you tease! Charnley forests are like mythical beasts - you've heard of them, seen pictures and paintings, and they're beautiful , but there is no way to go out to the forest and find one- *they* decide when to be seen.
I'm curious, how do CFs and Eschers compare to nice hard j-nat finishers , those who have tried both?
Joed: thanks for that, will respond soon.
I just use a Swaty. Sometimes paste but its not usually needed.