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Help me choose a 12K hone!!
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Many people are raving about 12k
Super Stone.
12k Chinese natural is very slow, I can't compare to 12k Superstone finish because I never owned the Super Stone.
Then there are other natural stone options, such as Escher and Turingian but Jimmy and others that have tried them can give you their take on the performance, I know those nat stones are extremely well regarded.
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Gregory, the natural stones such as the Escher are expensive. Your best bet on a tight budget is the chinese stone . You can find a link to it here.
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I don't think the Kitayama is actually a 12K but they are considered to be very good finishers.
I haven't used the Shapton waterstone, but Shapton products in general are excellent.
Thanks to Jimmy, I got to try the Shapton Pro hones, including the 12K. I really like the feel of the hones when honing but I did not get consistent results with them. That may have been the nature of the hones or my inexperience with them, or a combination of both.
Among those choices, the last one, the Naniwa 12K, is probably the best deal as it is the cheapest and certainly works very well.
What other hones do you have to use prior to the 12K? How many razors do you intend to be honing?
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Thanks Jimmy, I was hoping to find a stone rather then a slurry. If you could be so kind can you comment on the links I have provided.
Thank you again.
Gregory
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Originally Posted by
mainaman
Many people are raving about 12k
Super Stone.
12k Chinese natural is very slow, I can't compare to 12k Superstone finish because I never owned the Super Stone.
Then there are other natural stone options, such as Escher and Turingian but Jimmy and others that have tried them can give you their take on the performance, I know those nat stones are extremely well regarded.
The Chinese hone wasn't listed as one of the options. Though it is not actually a 12K, as it is impossible to identify the actual grit of a natural hone. However, if you are looking for a cheap finisher and if you are not honing a lot of razors, then the Chinese (Guangxi) is a perfectly viable option. It is quite slow, but that can be sped up with a rubbing stone.
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Thanks Utopian, I have the 1k/6k and 4k/8k combos. I have 5 razors and looking in for few more:)
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Originally Posted by
GrEgZteR
Thanks Utopian, I have the 1k/6k and 4k/8k combos. I have 5 razors and looking in for few more:)
There went the tight budget. It's a slippery slope. :roflmao
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Originally Posted by
GrEgZteR
Thanks Utopian, I have the 1k/6k and 4k/8k combos. I have 5 razors and looking in for few more:)
Okay, if you are only looking to hone your own razors, then honing time is not as much of an option. The Chinese hone simply requires a lot more strokes than the other finishers you listed. The Chinese hone is an excellent finisher for the price.
And by the way, you can get excellent edges off of the Chinese hone!
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Originally Posted by
Utopian
The Chinese hone wasn't listed as one of the options. Though it is not actually a 12K, as it is impossible to identify the actual grit of a natural hone. However, if you are looking for a cheap finisher and if you are not honing a lot of razors, then the Chinese (Guangxi) is a perfectly viable option. It is quite slow, but that can be sped up with a rubbing stone.
You are right not determined, for what its worth, the scratch pattern looks about as refined as a 16k to me. My only attempt to use it a s finisher provided a nice edge and I did not spend a lot of time on it. With a little bit of patience this stone will work fine for a beginner I think.
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I would recommend the Naniwa 12k. I have used the C12k and really like the edges, but I don't recommend it anymore. It's just so slow. If you are a new guy, this leaves more room for a bad stroke to slip in and ruin your edge. If you have a bunch of razors, the extra time you'll spend on this compared to a Naniwa or similar could start to become an issue. But here I am showing my own personal preferences, as they are moving from quality only to quality and efficiency. I like the edges off a C12k, but I prefer to get there faster these days.
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Thank you all for your advises. I have been MIA, more like working on my W&B, I am sanding away:mace: by hand. This is driving me crazy, I have been doing this for the past two days.
thanks again
Gregory
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So I thought about it and I think I am gonna go with Naniwa.
Thanks guys.
Gregory
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Originally Posted by
GrEgZteR
Thank you all for your advises. I have been MIA, more like working on my W&B, I am sanding away:mace: by hand. This is driving me crazy, I have been doing this for the past two days.
thanks again
Gregory
Friend of mine that does a lot of restoring says it averages 10 hours of hand sanding to get a blade ready to polish. :boohoo:That is why I grab a paper towel and some semichrome and call it good. :)
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Yea I could really see how it takes 10 hours. Wow had i know that it wouldn't be that easy I wouldn't buy two more razors :w not really, this wouldn't stop me
