View Poll Results: Name Your Favorite Finisher; Synthetic or natural or both.

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  • Shapton 30k glass or pro

    4 5.80%

  • Shapton 16k glass

    5 7.25%

  • Shapton 15k pro

    1 1.45%

  • Naniwa 12k

    17 24.64%

  • Naniwa Chosera 10k

    2 2.90%

  • Coticule

    20 28.99%

  • Escher, Thuringan

    13 18.84%

  • Japanese Natural

    14 20.29%

  • Tam 'O Shanter or Water Of Ayr

    1 1.45%

  • C12k

    11 15.94%
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  1. 03-29-2010, 04:01 PM #31
    sebell
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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
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  2. 03-29-2010, 08:01 PM #32
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    'fraid I've not used anything other than a Charnley Forest so haven't voted.
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  3. 03-29-2010, 08:23 PM #33
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    My Nakayama gives me a better finish than my coticule, CF or peoples hone whoes gritt is a mysterie.

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  4. 03-30-2010, 01:37 AM #34
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    Coticule is my favorite, but I'm rather fond of the Shaptons as well. That 30K is a really nice stone
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  5. 03-30-2010, 06:43 AM #35
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    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.
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  6. 03-30-2010, 07:01 AM #36
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    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.
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  7. 03-30-2010, 12:08 PM #37
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    I just use a Swaty. Sometimes paste but its not usually needed.
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