What is your favorite online hone/whetstone store? By favorite, I mean which site has the best selection and prices in your opinion?
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What is your favorite online hone/whetstone store? By favorite, I mean which site has the best selection and prices in your opinion?
For me is that kniveandtools <Klik
Exelent service, when you order the next day you have your item at home.
They all have their pros and cons.
Personally, I prefer the online razor stores to the straight up sharpening suppliers because the razor stores only have stones that are suitable for razors. General suppliers carry every type of stone, forcing you to wade through lots of stuff to find something appropriate for a razor.
The ones I like best are SRD and Woodcraft (woodworkers are also just as nuts about razor sharp edges on chisels, and use the same stones as straight razor shavers). I've ordered from both. Both have great service and great prices. Royal Shave also has good stones at comparable prices. I've only ordered from them once, but the service was very good.
I don't have a favorite store. As holli4pirating stated above, Straight Razor Designs is my first choice. If they don't have the stone I'm looking for I go elsewhere. Here are some of the stores I often shop at:
Straight Razor Designs
Vintage Blades
Sharpening Supplies
Chef Knives To Go
AframesTokyo
Woodcraft
Best Sharpening Stones
Right now I'm basically looking for the cheapest place for a norton 4/8.
I bough mine from Classicshaving. Many seems to be out of them now.Quote:
Originally Posted by xMackx
Vintage Blades sells it for $74.99. That's where I got mine from.Quote:
Originally Posted by xMackx
Thanks guys, I ended up ordering one from lei-neilson for 70 + 3.00 in shipping. I found some on amazon for 65 but they had inclusion looking things and didn't want to pay near regular price for factory throw aways.
If anyone wants to list there favorite whetstone store when it comes to selection I'd like to hear just out of interest.
There cannot be just one online store for all stones unfortunately, though it would be an amazing shop if there were. Personally I do have favourite stores online, but I always shop at the least-cost option for what I am looking for. And for me "least cost" also includes time between ordering and receiving, which often rules out many of the US online stores.
James.
Chef Knives To Go, AframesTokyo
Leevalley is ok, More geared towards chisel sharpening but they have some nice stones. They carry the Norton 4000/8000 for $79