Thread: Show Us Your Hones, Please

Originally Posted by BigJim

That blue stone, the Karasu is pretty amazing looking. What's it like?

Thanks
Its almost impossible to get slurry out of this stone super super hard stone.
Feeling is like on glass but very very smooth, slurry is very very mirror like i can shave straight out from this stone with very good feeling. I feel like leather redoes the sharpens from it.

I´d like to show off some pieces of my collection


Let us start with my japanese naturals. I already mentioned those in another thread, but what the heck.

1. A medium fine and medium soft Suita sold to me as Kiiro (yellow)
2. Ohira Asagi with light green, fine and medium soft
3. Rubbing Stone (soft reddish of unknown strata)
4. Rubbing Stone (soft light asagi Suita)
5. Rubbing Stone (soft Uchigumori)
6. Tsushima Nagura
7. Nakayama Kiita with Nashiji, Maruka/Maruichi and Nihon Kamisori stamp
   - Outstanding fineness and finishing quality. Second hardest of my stones
8. Shoubudani Asagi (from Maxim)
   - Dreamlike fineness (matches the Nakayama). Hardest of all my stones.
9. Asano Mejiro Nagura
10. Tomonagura
11. Tomonagura
    

Coming up next, my go-to sharpening system. The Shapton Glasstones

• 1k
• 3
• 4k (grey)
• 6k (grey)
• 8k (grey)
• 16k
• 30k

The 1.000 is a fairly good bevelsetter.
Quick and agressive, with pressure he will set a bevel quickly and cleanly.
The scratch pattern is somewhat inconsistent. There are deep valleys and shallow ones.
It takes a good and quick stone to erase its marks.
That´s why I added the 3k (white) recently. The 4k (grey, HC) was just unable to erase the deep scratches.

The 3.000 is a very nice stone. Velvety soft abrasion will lead to a perfectly clean bevel.
The scratch pattern is conistant and smooth. Yet the 3.000 definitely is a cutter thus it produces scratches.
The 3.000 is my go to bevel re-setter for slightly worn blades without nicks.

The 4.000 is the japanese version, or from the High Carbon series (the grey ones).
These act a bit more like the pros. They are smooth and softer (still hard).
They don´t seem to be packed with abrasives and are way slower than their white brothers.
The 4k is hardly capable of erasing scratch patterns. On the other hand he doesn´t produce much
of a scratch pattern himself and leaves quite a good mirror for a 4k stone.

The 6.000 is quite important (for me, anyway) since it makes the transition to the 8k very smooth.
It takes a while on the HC stones, but you will be rewarded with a good mirror.

The 8.000 HC produces quite a liquid mercury look, with hardly a scratch pattern under magnification. The bevel is clean and the edge shows hardly a tooth under x160.
Especially with microbevels HHT is possible with the HC 8k and a smooth shave should be possible.

A quick remark to about the HC Series:
Much ado for a liquid mercury finish, that a Naniwa Superstone 10k produces in mere minutes.
Using the HC Series, the weak link in the shapton series is the transition from cutting to polishing.
Unfortunately I don´t know the white 4k, 6k or 8k.

The 16.000 is of the usual white series again. After the HC 8k it takes only 10-20 nice and even strokes and the edge is there.
It is a smooth and very fine stone. It improves the polish and gives a nice fine edge.

The 30.000 does not take anything to a different level. It is not a holy grail,
that will make everything sharp and smooth. It is a delicate tool that nobody needs
and takes time to master. If you´re unsatisfied with your edges, the 30k is not an answer.
But if you are crazy, like me, and you like ultra finishers, well then this is one hell of a stone.
It gives an outstanding edge with smooth and sharp shaves. I like it for my Iwasaki as well as my Wacker.
Very pleasing to use. 90% Hype, 10% pure awesomeness.

a progression of Nani's 220, 1k, 5k, 8k, and 12k along with a very dished out yellow/blue coti I think is what I was told. Or was it Belgium. I dont remember now, either way it needs work.

yellow/blue coti I think is what I was told. Or was it Belgium

You´ve got yourself a nice setup there!
Your natural stone seems to be a Coticule. A coticule always comes from belgium, so Coti / Belgium these are the same.
The Vintage ones are highly sought after, have fun with yours as long as it lasts =)

Ya nun_2_sharp ID'd it for me in another post, I just couldn't remember exactly, but thanks non the less. It needs lots of work.

My first post, i'm just a beginner in the world of straight razors.
Some coticules i was luckely to find in a old shop:

Dude, serious? Some Coticules? That´s a complete soccer team with replacement for every man!
What a great collection

[QUOTE=Tracer;822870]My first post, i'm just a beginner in the world of straight razors.
Some coticules i was luckely to find in a old shop:[/qoute]
Also, you have probably collected a serious down payment on you child's first year of college! Hang on to them till you really know their value!
Respectfully and in lust!
~Richard

Ok, Sham, its your turn LOL!


Great thread guys!

Holy cow, so much hone porn here!

Here's mine, not shown is a 8x3" "C12K"


By blix72 at 2011-07-01