Thread: What stone to get for a quik touch up

12K is for polishing up a razor's edge and making it smoother to shave with...it's not for "sharpening". It helps to "smooth" the edge. You may try what Zib mentioned with a pasted strop, but without seeing the razor it's hard to diagnose. Was it pulling? If so, it may need to go back to a more aggressive stone like 5K Naniwa, followed by the 8 & 12K if by chance you rolled the edge when stropping.

Three choices:

1)Franz Swaty Razor Hone
2)Swaty Barber Hone
3)Swaty 3 Line Hone

Ha ha, 2 are the same.

I would'nt be shavin straight without one.

Just a little pointer. It will take a while before you can get an edge to the same level as your razor was originally, if as I assume it was done by a honemeister; regardless of whether you are using the same stone.

Could you get the same lap time as a top Formula 1 driver, if you had the same car? Could you even get close even if you were the same weight had the same exteranal temperature and all other variables the same?

Any art takes time to master, honing is no exception.

When I got my first Escher, I thought I'd be able to achieve the same edges as Steve over at the Invisible Edge who finished on a Naniwa 12K. Even with a Charnley, my edges are very good but not quite as good as Steve's. I imagine it will take me a while, and I've been at this for 2 years.