Thread: South African Hones....

Originally Posted by gooser

i keep knocking things off my list as i buy them but i seem to keep adding more to ...lol..

You're not the only one!!

Originally Posted by gooser

i couldnt find them by me to save on shipping (until today ..lol) so it was all bout the same price wise .... i went to get a 12k from woodcraft cause there right down the road from me and found that they had the DMT card size and nagura slurry stones but didnt stock the 12k Chinese i was after .. i also saw those little 3/4" wide x bout 2-3" long DMT's with the plastic handle for working scissors and such that i'd imagine would work also .. i keep knocking things off my list as i buy them but i seem to keep adding more to ...lol..

I would recommend knocking that "12K chinese" stone off your list as they are literally all over the place when it comes to "grit" & they are quite slow. IMO, your money would be better spent on a known good stone.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

I would recommend knocking that "12K chinese" stone off your list as they are literally all over the place when it comes to "grit" & they are quite slow. IMO, your money would be better spent on a known good stone.

that was just an idea quick filler more or less ..lol.. i figured if they had them in the store id grab the one at $20 and play with it , original list consist of the nani12k , since woodcraft didnt have it i might have to go back to SRD for the nani today .. ...lol..

Got into the mix as well with an order placed for a ZG.
A few weeks out and will be looking forward to later starting on honing.

Originally Posted by CanonSterVa

Got into the mix as well with an order placed for a ZG.
A few weeks out and will be looking forward to later starting on honing.

You will love it. It is currently my favorite finisher..

I have a question for all the Zulu users out there...How may of you are laquering the sticker onto the bottom of the stone? I can't decide if I want to do this or not...I kind of like the idea of keeping the stone original, but then again it would look really nice...I bought some clear Nail Polish for this task but I don't even know if this is the right stuff to use. Can anyone verify that Clear Nail Polish is OK to use for this?

Originally Posted by jpcwon

You will love it. It is currently my favorite finisher..

I have a question for all the Zulu users out there...How may of you are laquering the sticker onto the bottom of the stone? I can't decide if I want to do this or not...I kind of like the idea of keeping the stone original, but then again it would look really nice...I bought some clear Nail Polish for this task but I don't even know if this is the right stuff to use. Can anyone verify that Clear Nail Polish is OK to use for this?

Looking forward to trying it.

You may want to look at Post No. 181 to see what Bushdoctor got for an end result.
His method of choice is in Post No. 183.
Looks really great.

Originally Posted by jpcwon

You will love it. It is currently my favorite finisher..

I have a question for all the Zulu users out there...How may of you are laquering the sticker onto the bottom of the stone? I can't decide if I want to do this or not...I kind of like the idea of keeping the stone original, but then again it would look really nice...I bought some clear Nail Polish for this task but I don't even know if this is the right stuff to use. Can anyone verify that Clear Nail Polish is OK to use for this?

i will when mine comes , if anything happens to me i dont want my relatives tossing it in the flower bed with the rest of the rocks ...lol
ok ready for the Zulu .. got a nani 12k a week ago and everything is honed up to that now ... ...lol

Originally Posted by CanonSterVa

Looking forward to trying it.

You may want to look at Post No. 181 to see what Bushdoctor got for an end result.
His method of choice is in Post No. 183.
Looks really great.

Thanks, Canon...Kristall huh? Maybe I'll give that a try...

Well, I ended up going with clear nail polish. Here is my result:



It came out pretty good, except for the fact that I smudged the label!! Oh well..

I smudged the label at one corner on the border myself.