Thread: Higher grit hones

Originally Posted by Disburden

Get the naniwa 12k super stone from straight razor designs if you want a 12k hone, its a lot better than the chinese 12k. Not as cheap but its an awesome hone to finish on.

I am a big fan of the Super stone 12K
however the C12K is a good stone and
can maintain an edge when used with
a smooth gentle hand.

It is finer and slower than almost all barber hones
and if used like a barber hone with 20 not six laps
once a week I think the OP will find that his razor's
edge improves a lot with some time.

Honing and restoring a razor and maintaining a good
shaver are different enough activities that the
tool set will differ. A C12K is a fine hone for
maintaining a shaver razor. It is IMO too slow
for a busy professional honemaster.

How does that song go: "Love the one you'r with"
applies here.

Here is a thread you might want to read,,, there is a link in there to an even older thread...

http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...nese-hone.html