Thread: Home Made Naniwa Travel Combo Ideas?

Actually I do take long trips. I am typically gone for 3 weeks in Israel every summer, and again for 10-14 days later on in the summer. I might be spending up to 4 months in Israel next year.

What I'm thinking about is a travel hone that is small but has the same properties as the hones I sharpen my razors on. No guesswork on the road.

Plus, it's just a thought-experiment. I get these crazy ideas and wonder if they'd work.

Again..it's your money,and an idea worth checking.Good luck and pay no attention to naysayers.

The trouble with Nanis is they clog up super fast in my experience and dish equally as quickly. So you'd need a credit card sized DMT to lap and clean your travel hone with.

May I suggest a small Thuringian would be better suited as it avoids these complications, and could even be a 'better' finisher in a very subjective sense.

I have a 4 x 1 Thuringian in it own fitted box. It stays in my toiletries bag and goes wherever I travel. Sad thing is I NEVER seem to need to touch up my razors when on holiday, but the time will come!

I use it as a finishing hone, works as well as my Eschers.

Ps, Im in Tel Aviv this summer.

Originally Posted by Scipio

The trouble with Nanis is they clog up super fast in my experience and dish equally as quickly. So you'd need a credit card sized DMT to lap and clean your travel hone with.

I haven't found either of those to be the case. Hand rubbing cleans them quite well. And they get harder as you go up in grit; I've only had problems with dishing on the 1k and under.

My 3k/8k combo needs pretty regular lapping, and shows residual steel after each use. It doesnt come off that easily, so I have to use a nagura or just lap it to remove it.

I have a 2x4 carbo hone i use to clean lap mine with in between DMT sittings.