Thread: Help with stones.

Hi guys,

I picked up a naugra stone by accident for a 6k-8k stone.

I also grabbed a 12K chinese stone.

Am I okay to use the slurry stone on the 12K rinse it off, then use the 12 k to finish?

Would this be okay for maintenance on an otherwise well functioning blade?

If not, I might sell this stuff. The stones werent much, but Ive got a couple of guys locally to me that can hone from me. It might be easier.

Thanks,

Ryan

Yes, but...

the slurry will all be from the 6-8k nagura. You can do touch ups that way but you will likely need to experiment with amount of slurry to use and a number of strokes. Of course, yes, you'll need to finish off with the rinsed off stone. You also can do touch up on just the Chinese hone and it will just take longer.

Nagura stone is a question mark. what grit it has only person who test the stone can tell you.
ch 12 is ok. you can use it.

Thanks for the replies.

I'll give it a shot, and see. The nagura is 6k8k I beleive.

Im not sure why I keep dropping posts.

Anyway, I'll reassess when they show up! thanks again.

Ryan

12K Chinese is not that flexible. Usually it comes with small 12K nagura stone, which gives good slurry. And that's enough. You can use this stone with slurry or with water only. Not much choice, it is not a Japanese stone.
Honing your friends can do, but for maintenance I would advice you to add 4K/8K grit stone to your Chinese.

Originally Posted by Zelenbakh

12K Chinese is not that flexible. Usually it comes with small 12K nagura stone, which gives good slurry. And that's enough. You can use this stone with slurry or with water only. Not much choice, it is not a Japanese stone.
Honing your friends can do, but for maintenance I would advice you to add 4K/8K grit stone to your Chinese.

I guess I pretty much disagree with everything you wrote.

The Chinese hone, like any natural stone, can be used in a variety of ways, and so it can be flexible. Second, for the sake of personal consistency, I will point out that it is not a 12k stone, as no natural stone has a grit rating. It does not usually come with a nagura stone, unless you buy it from a re-seller who cuts them up and offers them with the stone. Finally, you don't really need a 4k/8k hone for maintenance of an already sharp razor unless you have damaged your edge, as maintenance can be just fine with a Chinese hone. This is done even more readily with the use of a slurry stone.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I guess I pretty much disagree with everything you wrote.

The Chinese hone, like any natural stone, can be used in a variety of ways, and so it can be flexible. Second, for the sake of personal consistency, I will point out that it is not a 12k stone, as no natural stone has a grit rating. It does not usually come with a nagura stone, unless you buy it from a re-seller who cuts them up and offers them with the stone. Finally, you don't really need a 4k/8k hone for maintenance of an already sharp razor unless you have damaged your edge, as maintenance can be just fine with a Chinese hone. This is done even more readily with the use of a slurry stone.

I second that motion.

For years I used a C/nat to touch up my blade that was properly sharpened, and did so without a problem. The only thing I've noticed is that the Chinese stone is extremely slow in cutting, but leaves a good edge of you have the patience. Slurry will speed up the process, but still a good idea to finish with water.