Thread: Some Naniwa love

I like saying "I told ya so" on this one hehehehe

The Naniwa SS are great hones, my workhorses. From time to time, I'll hone a blade for a member, 9x out of 10, it's on the Naniwa's. Most recently using Glen's system, which works wonderfully by the way, I get rave review's. Recently, I did a blade for an exchange student visiting Jacksonville from Belgium. He was ready to give up. He was so pleased with the blade, that he sent me a box of Belgian Chocolate when he got back home...

Wow, belgian chocolate and you didn't share?

I too use the ss set as my major go to honing system. It works when nothing else does. Add Glen's system to the mix and it just plain works.

I think most of you know that i am learning to hone my razors (all two of em) and you guys have given me great help. I have stones up to the Norton 8K. Would the 12K SS be a good next stone for me to get and to use it after the Norton 8K
Thanks Glenn

I think that it would be a great finisher after the norton 8k. I would suggest you wait until after the Yakima meet. gssixgun tends to travel with a case that weighs more than many can lift and I'm sure he will let you play with a few finishers.

Outstanding cant wait, hope my honing does not cause unrecoverable embaresment to myself though

You should have seen me one year ago!

I too have taken a stone from the naniwas to a coticule, but I tried Robert Williams method of diamond spray a while ago and I have to say that I took it back to the naniwas after to get a comfortable edge.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I like saying "I told ya so" on this one hehehehe

Yes, Glen has been vey helpful in this step, as well as many earlier ones. Many thanks.

However (and I hate to admit this) I must have missed his Naniwa honing method (thought I'd read all 10,188 posts!) Can anyone point me to it??

 

nearly the last post

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.