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    I understand why some wish to use an entirely natural progression. I looked into the 'low grit' J-nats, but after some research concluded there are no quick natural bevelsetters, when compared to Naniwas.

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    Yep.. for Jnats there are no really bevel setter that is fast enough for razors

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    Hi
    what do you mean? by fast, I have 3 Naniwas Stones, S220, s800/5000 and a s12000, also Belgium blue and coticules.
    and cannot sharpen my two test Razors, two un-named French Blades, to save my Life.
    would I need an 8000 Naniwas.
    will try some near shave ready Blades on 12000?
    Please help
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    Frank

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frankus View Post
    Hi
    what do you mean? by fast, I have 3 Naniwas Stones, S220, s800/5000 and a s12000, also Belgium blue and coticules.
    and cannot sharpen my two test Razors, two un-named French Blades, to save my Life.
    would I need an 8000 Naniwas.
    will try some near shave ready Blades on 12000?
    Please help
    Thanks
    Frank
    I'm not entirely sure what you are asking, therefore the advice provided will be incomplete.
    I would say nothwithstanding the above, if a blade is not 'sharp' as in cutting arm hairs at least off your 5K, an 8K will be useless.

    1) What do you mean by sharp?

    2) What can you sharpen? I ask, because such an answer would ascertain to a degree your capabilities.

    3) Assuming you can hone, are those French blades any different to razors you have successfully honed - ie. uneven wear, heavy grinds, pronounced smiles? All these factors make differences which one has to adjust their technique accordingly to cater for.

    4) Ordinarily I would not use a 220 for razors, the exception being extremely aggressive work. Also ordinarily, the jump from 5000 to 12,000 is slightly larger than I would like, however slurry on the 12K could help, better yet, your coticule fills the gap very nicely.

    5) Explain how you have been honing, using your progression.

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