Thread: If I were to buy just one hone...

After looking at srd they have a nani set 5k 8k 12k. For $170 something. I think I may just give in and do that with a DMT stone for lapping

That would be a good solution. If you stack them carefully it'll still look like just one hone like you originally wanted. One unusually thick hone with many fancy colors.

Later you can add a 1k if you get into restorations need to do a bevel reset.

The DMT is such a good tool; you can use it on your kitchen knives, garden tools, whatever. I also use mine for final flattening of my wedge pieces when I make scales.

Originally Posted by roughkype

That would be a good solution. If you stack them carefully it'll still look like just one hone like you originally wanted. One unusually thick hone with many fancy colors.

Later you can add a 1k if you get into restorations need to do a bevel reset.

The DMT is such a good tool; you can use it on your kitchen knives, garden tools, whatever. I also use mine for final flattening of my wedge pieces when I make scales.

If you get the DMT 325/1200 you could bevel set with the 1200 side, but go slow with it, it seems to be much more aggressive than my naniwas 1k.

I started straight shaving over a year and half back. I started with a used razor that was honed and received a leather strop with it. Almost immediatly I started searching antique stores for a second razor to practice on and found a barber's hone for the honing. I now have a 3 line swaty to help out and have brought over a dozen razors back to life. I can't say that my honing or the barber's hones are perfect by a long shot but they do work. The work to get a razor sharp is very tedious and takes a significant amount of time. Keeping one sharp does not take so much time (6 or 7 strokes usually works). They are probably not as sharp as the paste or probably the other 'good' stones but do work to simply keep a razor from pulling. Good luck....

I started my mate out with a shave ready razor and a ch12k 200x50 from invisable edge For just £19...he does 50 laps every so many shaves and he told me the other day the razor is still as good...thats 6 months plus and still going , thats not bad at all for 19 pounds . For that money you have nothing to loose..Later on if you get A 4k 8k you have your finisher all ready ..
Gary