Thread: King 1K as bevel setter?

Honestly I haven't met a 1k stone that "Doesn't" work

I experimented with quite a few, I don't know why, I guess because I still consider the bevel set to be the more important part of the honing process and everyone argues the Finishers.. Trust me there is very little difference in those too, but we like to hear ourselves talk...

Anytime I give comparisons it is against the Norton 1k which I consider to be the standard of these stones...

The King needs soaking, not wetting, real honest to god soaking in fact I leave mine soaking all the time. (1/2 oz Bleach per gallon of water keeps the slime away)

It is a slower cutter in comparison

It leaves a very nice very shallow scratch pattern

It works very well when you raise a slurry, (Be careful as mentioned above for errant scratches above the bevel many 1k's have this problem)

The price is right

Honestly take what us "Professional Honer's" say with a huge grain of salt, you don't need a $90 Chosera 1k unless you are honing a lot of razors, we use them mostly because of the speed at which they perform...