Thread: Norton 4k/8k or Naniwa 3k/8k to buy?

If you want to hear a positive response to Nortons here is one. I started on them with razors cause back then, the pros were saying that was a great choice and got some really great shaves for a beginer at that time.
Having said that, seems like lots of the pros are now using the Nanis, might be something to that..

Originally Posted by Kingfish

If you want to hear a positive response to Nortons here is one. I started on them with razors cause back then, the pros were saying that was a great choice and got some really great shaves for a beginer at that time.
Having said that, seems like lots of the pros are now using the Nanis, might be something to that..

The help you gave me in the first sentence, was destroyed in the second

I think a lot of the pros still use their nortons. They just so happen to also use their naniwas, shaptons, coticules, nakayamas, eschers,etc....

Didn't I just answer this question in another thread ????

It doesn't matter between them,,,

If I owned mostly Sheffield razors I would lean very very slightly toward the Nortons...
Otherwise I like the feel of honing on the Naniwas..

The are so close on performance I see no difference...and yes I own and use both sets...

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Didn't I just answer this question in another thread ????

It doesn't matter between them,,,

If I owned mostly Sheffield razors I would lean very very slightly toward the Nortons...
Otherwise I like the feel of honing on the Naniwas..

The are so close on performance I see no difference...and yes I own and use both sets...

Sorry Glenn, did not see your reply. If you had to pick one what would it be? Feel is actually quite important to me personally and it does translate into more enjoyment in the actual honing experience IME.

Originally Posted by Kingfish

Sorry Glenn, did not see your reply. If you had to pick one what would it be? Feel is actually quite important to me personally and it does translate into more enjoyment in the actual honing experience IME.

Hmmmm tuff one

But honestly I have answered this in other threads to, If I had to pick one set of hones and only one set of hones for only my razors...I would choose the full set of Naniwa SS... There are NO razors they can't handle, they handle those hard as all get out TI, Wackers, Revisors, Friodurs, Damascus, Takeda, and they turn around and handle the SS razors like a dream too...
They also do a respectable job on the older Sheffields...
I have even done a few Kamisori on the 8k and the 12k and they will do well there too...

Yep that would be my one set, IF I HAD TO but don't take my other stones away ok??? I like them to much

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Hmmmm tuff one

Yep that would be my one set, IF I HAD TO but don't take my other stones away ok??? I like them to much

Glenn,

I would never take your other stones away from you.

My Mama and Papa raised me the right way. "Thou shalt not covet" but we can admire....I hope.

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

I think a lot of the pros still use their nortons. They just so happen to also use their naniwas, shaptons, coticules, nakayamas, eschers,etc....

Of many choices and stones that I have purchased over years of sharpening, they all get used for something. Naniwas are one of the few stones that I don't have and would not want to predjudice the OP with how I started. Of coarse the Norton is a great choice and the fact that it can handle just about any kind of steel along with it's generous size is without question....but knowing the new Naniwas and their surge in popularity with the pros, if you were going to make your first investment, what would you do now?

I started with Norton, tried Shapton pro and Naniwa superstones, and went back to the norton 4/8 as my daily driver. They are all good though once you get the hang of them. Just IMHO.

After all I bought this set: DMT 325 for lapping, DMT 1200 for bevels, Norton 4k/8k, Naniwa 12k. After reading a lot on the forum, I think I won't be disappointed