I was looking at buying a 12,000 grit chinese waterstone from classicshaving.com, and I wanted to know if this stone is the finest stone needed to get the sharpest edge?
bill
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I was looking at buying a 12,000 grit chinese waterstone from classicshaving.com, and I wanted to know if this stone is the finest stone needed to get the sharpest edge?
bill
No, it won't produce the sharpest edge, but it will be enough to give a very nice edge.
I really like the edges my C12k gives me. They are slow, but very fine finishers. The sharpest edge? I have no idea what hone does that... but I bet it's very expensive.
The Chinese 12K is one of the finishing stones that will give you a shave ready edge. There are many others ranging in grit levels to 30K and beyond. To better understand how this stone relates to the other choices do a search on Chinese 12 K. It's been discussed extensively. The general consensus is that it is inexpensive, will produce a fine edge and is a very slow cutter.
As far as the sharpest edge goes, that raises a question far too complicated to answer with a recommendation of one stone.
There may well be finer stones but not at that price range :)Quote:
Originally Posted by conan
Getting that is more in the hand of the honer than in the hone IMO. :) +1 to what the other gentlemen said on the Chinese stone.Quote:
Originally Posted by conan
+1 andQuote:
Originally Posted by Ryan82
some C12K are not as fine as others so try it with lather too.
Lather will make it SLOWER but also make it act finer.
Hone with a light touch....
and use it knowing that a high lap count will be required. I use 100 laps minimum.Quote:
Originally Posted by niftyshaving
Theres a difference between sharpness and smoothness as well. I have both the Shapton and Naniwa hones and I prefer the edge off the 12k Naniwa to the one off the 16k Shapton. The Naniwa gives a much smoother edge than the Shapton, which can feel a little harsh, to me anyway. So its not all about the highest possible grits..!
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.
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Originally Posted by Disburden
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