Thread: If money was no object

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

If money was no object, I'd put Max or Lynn on retainer.

You beat me to it.

Originally Posted by adrspach

You beat me to it.

If you ain't first you're last....

OP: After you're done running through all of the natural and synthetic hones available on this planet, I will gladly buy some of them from you at a heavily discounted price to help save space in your shaving den. You don't have to thank me

Originally Posted by ndw76

If money was no object I would buy all the stones I could get my hands on. Every member here has his, or her, price.

I was thinking the same before writing my answer to the topic.

All of 'em should be mine

If money was no object;
I would open up "Hone-Mart" and only SRP members could be employees.

well I would buy every good natural stone that I could of good quality, Escher, thuringen, Japaneese natuals but I think what you are trying to say is what would we buy if we could just get one of each grit.

well, I would never buy a shapton stone but I would get a set of Chosera's every grit I could get, I would still keep my norton 4k/8k and the finest escher I can get for finishing. as well as my dmt 325 for lapping of course I would have slurry stones for every stone I had.

If money was no object I'd have my own personal barber... amongst other things

Originally Posted by BertyBloggs

If money was no object and you was going to buy new with the intention of takeing razors from a rusty Ebay bargin. Polishing it back to mirror finish. Then resetting the bevel removing a frown or chip etc through to shave ready what would be the best stones to buy and why ?

Rusty eBay bargain... Well that is going to take more than
just sharpening hones:
Tumblers or buffing wheels (OK both). I would ask Lynn or Glenn here.
Dust catching system...
Tools to remove repair or replace scales.
Tools to make and finish scales.
Tools to replace scales.

If the blade has any chips a well
used DMT or a new fine DMT to remove
a lot of steel yet keep the profile straight.

Electrical tape to manage spine wear.

Next to sharpen: Chosera Stones 400 grit, 1000 grit,
3000 grit, 5000 grit and 10000 grit. In this mix I would
add a Nanaiwa Snow White 8K hone and a 2K green brick
fromNanaiwa I like the Chosera line from Nanaiwa because
they are denser than the Superstones. I very much like my
10K Chosera and only on rare occasion visit my 12k Nanaiwa.

I might be convinced to go for the full Shapton Glass
set. It is one sexy set of hones. For those that
have to ask a Shapton Glass set makes sense because
I am told they "just work".Check with Glenn (gssixgun)
on this. Hones that 'just work' make sense at a lot of levels.

I would have a couple flat plates of glass to use
with abrasive film and also with slurry. An extreme
flat honing solution helps when recovering an occasional
eBay challenge.

These all need a lap to keep flat. A BIG DMT
will do the trick.

After a 10k or 12K hone A big balsa
strop pasted with CrOx or perhaps CeOx
to polish the bevel.

Next I would love to have a good hard felt strop
pasted with submicron spray to put a final
polish on the edge.

Then I need a strop... fine canvas
and quality leather. The problem with strops
is that a new one takes a while to settle in.
So add some well scaled Dovo razors to settle
the strops in with.

Some razors do like a hone finer than 10k-12k
for these I like a spiderco ultra fine sprayed
with 0.5micron cubic boron nitride and then hone with
a dilution strategy. I suspect the better natural
finishers could idle my Spidy but I would
have to audition a lot of them.

Oh wait -- Glenn, Lynn, Max and a dozen
others already have all of these. And for a
modest fee will apply their skill as well.

Was brought up to be a carpenter/cabinet maker and worked every school holiday with my grandfather. first thing I had to learn was how to look after my tools. then the correct way to sharpen them including all the intrcate carving chisels used including how to strop them using crocus powder (iron oxide). after a few years on the sites with my father I wanted a change so went back to collage to become an engineer. working as this for the rest of my life till an industrial injury broke 4 vertebrae in my spine. Then I worked for Snap-on tools till mobility issues ended my working career. This has left me with alot of tools both to clean polish metal and fabricate scales. so now to hopefully help a little to supliment my DLA, and to give interest back to my life. I am looking at small items to repair or re manufacture for resale. Due to an interest in shaving, knives, sharpening etc I hope to be able to do this here.

Thanks to all you guys for your advice and realise "money no object" was the wrong term to use sorry!

I will be ordering a set of shapton ceramic stones as these look alot lighter than others which will make them easier for me. thanks again as I didn't know they exsisted. going to start my collection with 4k, 8k,16k and possibly 30k. unless I can find a second hand norton 4k, 8k in which case I will just get shapton 16k, 30k

I would love to send a blade to lynn for his expert treatment and when I find that 'one' its on its way! May well send another with it for an expert appraisal before he finishes the job for me.

I would drive about 3 hours north/west of my location to visit with Jim at The Japan Blade. Coming home the rear of my nissan murano would be 5 or 6 inches closer to the ground!

If money was no object, I would buy the quarries of coticule, the charnley forest, thuringian, WOA and TOS, and a few mines in Kyoto. There has to be some stone in there, dig it up, and put my name on them. Sell a few after testing, and keep the rest (the best) If this is not an option, I would buy as many water of ayr and Charnley forest as possible, with the intention to keep one or two of each, the pieces I would prefer, then, fly in Japan, and search for the nakayama pieces that the pre1300AD Daymios kept as treasures. The certain thing if money was no object is, I would never ever stop a razor or any kind of sharp blade I have. I would finish them on the finest stones money can buy!