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05-24-2011, 06:02 PM #1
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Thanked: 2Can I use Japanese water stone for my straight razor?
I have a Japanese water stone that I use for my Japanese kitchen knives. Can I use this for my straight razor? I believe it is 300 and 100 grit
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05-24-2011, 06:14 PM #2
That's a very low grit. I think they would only be useful for getting out major damage to the edge.
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05-24-2011, 06:19 PM #3
No.
You want much higher grit than that.
Typically I never go below 1000. And that is just to set the bevel.
For sharpening I use 3-5000, and then polish on 10-15K grit stones.
After that i start the finishing of my razors....Bjoernar
Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years....
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05-24-2011, 06:40 PM #4
There are lots of members listed in the classifieds that do an excellent job of honing razors for very reasonable prices. Honing knives is different than honing razors. There is a ton of info on these forums about what to use, how to use it, and what is the most economical. Good luck! Lots of fun.