Thread: Some Naniwa love

If you do not have any else (stone set) than Naniwa you are the Naniwa guy. I have 1, 5 and 8K. And soon I will have the 12K too
Those feels and works well. I have understand those are good for the newbies and also those are good for the gurus too. I have Chinese12k, but I have not become a good friend with it. Maybe it is too hard stone to me and my skills? I read in other topic, a softer stone is more forgiving than a harder, it was posted by gssixgun.
It was very easy to do purchase decision because I have other Naniwas. So I decided to get 12k and test if it is so good as you are praising it.

Now i put the stones to water. Then I read a bedtime story and after that going to have a honing sessio.

Now i put the stones to water. Then I read a bedtime story and after that going to have a honing sessio.[/QUOTE]

If you mean you are soaking the Naniwas prior to honing, I do not think that is recommended. Just spray or spread some water over the hone immediately before, and start honing. Oh, and lap these stones prior to use. they are not flat from the manufacturer.

Yes, I am soaking them. Because watched this: Naniwa Progression: by gssixgun Scroll down a bit you will found the Naniwa videos.

There seems to be different approaches to a working habits. It does not matter main thing it to get a sharp edge. And laping is ofcourse very important step.

Originally Posted by pcb01

Now i put the stones to water. Then I read a bedtime story and after that going to have a honing sessio.

If you mean you are soaking the Naniwas prior to honing, I do not think that is recommended. Just spray or spread some water over the hone immediately before, and start honing. Oh, and lap these stones prior to use. they are not flat from the manufacturer.[/QUOTE]



You are correct

Soaking is NOT recommended,

However there seems to be a little, "stabilization" factor that is a bit off with the Naniwas...

What seems to be going on is that the binder is "flexing" or "expanding" for a for lack of a better term and that you can do a ton of un-necessary lapping chasing the stones to flat because of that change...

If you drop the next stone in water when you are honing it "stabilizes" the binder and you have a much flatter surface to start with and much less lapping... Some people just spray the next stone in the sequence while they are honing...

In practice I toss in the 1k while I am taping the razor and getting set up, then when I take it out to hone, I toss in the 3k and continue that sequence throughout honing...

So perhaps "soaking" is the wrong word when compared to Norton or Ch12k "soaking" so call it pre-wetting

Ok,
no soaking a long time. Only a moment before honing.

I got it wrong, thanks for the correction.

It really doesn't take much with the Nani 12k - somewhere in the range of 10-20 laps and she's good to go. Always provides me with an extra sharp yet comfortable edge.

One of the best investments in hones I ever made....

I just used the 5-8-12 progression on my next blade, a Union Cutlery. About 10 minutes start to finish. The straightest, sharpest, shiniest bevel I have ever honed. This no longer feels like cheating, it feels like I won the lottery.