Thread: Naniwa stones

There is a general consensus that naniwa choseras are some of the nicest feeling with respect to feedback.

Yes,
I agree. You can feel how the stone are cutting the steel.

My Naniwa set is 1, 5, 8, 12K and a laping stone. Earlier I had Chinece 12k, but I did not like it. It is hard and narrow stone, not for the beginner I thought. Then I purchased Naniwa 12K and it is great stone to hone. I have not had much the time to play with it yet, but knifes are quite sharp, not yber sharp yet.

When I get more experience with it, maybe the result will be better.

Does the naniwa 12k give a better mirror finish than
the 8k and 10k?

Sharpman

I do not have a 10k stone, so can not say nothing about it.

No doubt it (12k) gives a better result than a 8k. It just is sharper after 12k.

I have to believe because I was told so. The gurus here in SRP have advised me to get a finishing stone. So I get one, and I am happy with it.

I wouldn't run out and buy a whole set without giving one a try to see how you like the feel. I have the Naniwa 12K superstone and it is a superb finisher, but I initially found the feel a little disconcerting after having used only the much-harder Nortons and coticules.

This didn't stop me buying a 10K superstone and the interesting Naniwa "Snow White" 8K, so apparently I got past my initial impressions pretty fast.

Originally Posted by VictorM

I just bought a 12k ss. Today I honed a razor using Norton 1k-4k-8k. I then tried the 12k ss, stroped, and shaved. I really like the results. As you imagine the shave is much better than off the Norton 8k alone. The shave is smoother, and my face felt better afterwards. Tomorrow I will try going from the 12k ss to CrOx. I would suggest this stone.

You are in trouble now,
I am only 15 minutes away from you, and from sharper razors....
wait a minute I mean "I" am in trouble now....

in German, we have the combination SS Superstone 1/5 k, 3/8K, 10k and 400 for breaks in the Razor....maybe a Thuringian for finish. But you need a white clearing stone from nagura