Thread: Chosera 10K or Naniwa 12K

Is the Chosera 10k a better hone than the Naniwa SS 12K hone? Is there a big difference besides the price??

Better ????

That is a tough one to call, you would have to define what it means to you ???

Better longevity of the hone
Better as in sharper??
Better as in smoother
Better as in value
Better as in faster
Better as in slower

It really depends on what you are trying to accomplish, I am honestly not trying to be vauge here but if you give us more info then perhaps we could answer as to if it is better for you...

I've done hundreds of razors off the Chosera 10K and thousands off the Naniwa SS 12K. To me, the 10K although a very nice finisher produces a coarser feeling edge. Still a nice edge, but not quite as sharp or smooth as the 12K in my opinion. Come down to Cape and you can play with both stones and make up your own mind.

If you are going to be going to another hone after either of these, then it really becomes your preference.

Have fun

Originally Posted by Lynn

I've done hundreds of razors off the Chosera 10K and thousands off the Naniwa SS 12K. To me, the 10K although a very nice finisher produces a coarser feeling edge. Still a nice edge, but not quite as sharp or smooth as the 12K in my opinion. Come down to Cape and you can play with both stones and make up your own mind.

If you are going to be going to another hone after either of these, then it really becomes your preference.

Have fun

Hundreds as versus thousands says it all. Thank you!!!

Extra, an invite like that should be jumped on with both feet. Offer to buy lunch, make the coffee, sharpen the pencils, wash the cars. That kind of time w/ Lynn is worth much fine gold.

I use the Chosera 10k extensively, and have had a couple of Naniwa SS 12k hones and a naniwa SS 10k. The chosera is in my experience a sub-finisher - it prepares the bevel for the next (finishing) hone, but I wouldn't class the edge it leaves as good as the SS 12k which is much smoother and a true finishing hone, or even the SS 10k which is only a little below the SS12k in terms of finishing edge.

Regards,
Neil

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

I use the Chosera 10k extensively, and have had a couple of Naniwa SS 12k hones and a naniwa SS 10k. The chosera is in my experience a sub-finisher - it prepares the bevel for the next (finishing) hone, but I wouldn't class the edge it leaves as good as the SS 12k which is much smoother and a true finishing hone, or even the SS 10k which is only a little below the SS12k in terms of finishing edge.

Regards,
Neil

Thank you for the help from across the pond. Lynn and yourself have the same view.

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

I use the Chosera 10k extensively, and have had a couple of Naniwa SS 12k hones and a naniwa SS 10k. The chosera is in my experience a sub-finisher - it prepares the bevel for the next (finishing) hone, but I wouldn't class the edge it leaves as good as the SS 12k which is much smoother and a true finishing hone, or even the SS 10k which is only a little below the SS12k in terms of finishing edge.

Regards,
Neil

Neil, What is your next finishing hone after the Chosera????

I would get the 12k SS. If I was doing tools, I'd use the chosera. I dont' know what the grit size or abrasive density is exactly, but I think it's in the neighborhood of 1.2 microns for the chosera, which is bordering on a rough shave without a workout of chromium oxide or some laps on a natural finisher. the abrasive density is way up there, too.

1.2 microns of very dense abrasive and a magnesia binder makes a great great tool stone. And it is a very good finisher for razors, but not the best and it costs more than the more lovely feeling finishers. The SS has a better feel for razors, in my opinion. So does the sigma power 13k, which is my favorite relatively inexpensive (term "relatively" is key) synthetic stone for razors (because it's fine and it handles tool work well, too, which is a bonus for me that might not be there for other people).

Originally Posted by drwextra

Neil, What is your next finishing hone after the Chosera????

May I cut in ? Word on the street is that the Suehiro Gokumyo #20000 is the cat's meow. This from Lynn and Birnando.