Thread: Can you make a razor shave ready with...

A norton 4k/8k hone?

Yes!!!!!!!

Yes , if the bevel is set . If the bevel isn't set you will need to begin with a larger grit hone . You can set a bevel with a 4k hone , but it will take forever or longer , to do .

oh baby yes you can! It may take longer than a 1K to set the bevel on the 4K but there's ways around that, making a slurry on the 4K with a diamond plate is one way...

Yes. Norton 3/8k hones were the way to go a few years ago and what I used for a while. 1k hones are nice and reduce the time but are not needed. Learning to hone on the 4/8k may be better in that it takes more strokes to cause any major damage. To get a smooth shave like most of the honemisters put on their razors finer finishing hones are used such as coticules, Eschers, Ck12 and synthetic hones 12k and higher. CrOx and diamond sprays can improve on the Norton 8k finish some. As simple as honing my look in vids or watching someone with experience it usually take most people a bunch of razors to develop their techniques to a point that returns smooth and sharp edges on a variety of razor types.

Yup the Norton 4/8k is a staple stone. It's the only stone I used in my early days. Once HAD grabs ya though... it's all over

I bought a 220/1000 and 4k/8k set of Norton's from SRD.
I highly recommend them to you Sixx. You have been buying a slew of razors off the Bay and these plus that Barber hone you got will serve you well.. I just honed up 2 eBay purchases tonite, took just over an hour. They were both in great shape when I bought them, so I went right to the 1000, set the bevel, then onto the 4k then 8k then my Swaty. I'll shave with them tomorrow and see how I did, but looking through my 60x loupe (another recommendation, 60 cents off eBay) they look like they are ready for they rotation.

jcsixx,

+1

The Norton 4/8 also a good route to follow to fully get to grips with honing. The goal to get a shave ready blade off the 8k.

I did not go along this path when I started honing, and I now wish I had !

(I was too reliant on abrasive pastes rather than getting the best edge possible off the stones).

I am now 're-learning' how to hone, 'properly' this time !!!

Good luck !

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

Can/will you?

As long as the bevel is set along the length of the edge, of course you can. The other stone you got (in the eBay purchase) would be the finisher after the 8k, of course, IF it is properly lapped... do you have a proven flat lapping/flattening stone for those synthetic waterstones and the finishing stone? If not you need a lapper.