Thread: Chosera 1k: First try

MVCrash (Jeff) was nice enough to let me borrow his chosera 1k to try out today. We hung out for a bit and he left the stone here. As soon as he left I just had to try it.

I picked out a Joseph Rodgers razor, a short blade which was most likely cut down at some point, that I had never shaved with. I suspected the bevel of not being fully set and some quick testing confirmed that.

I gave the chosera a few minutes under running water to soak it. After only a 3-5 minutes the stone was not drinking water and was ready to hone on. Then I did some slow, controlled x-strokes. After a short time the blade was undercutting a nice wave of water and felt like it was really taking hold on the stone.

The blade was now cutting arm hair effortlessly. I tried the magic marker test, and that showed a nice complete bevel. The chosera also left a pretty good matte, almost hazy polish from toe to heel.

I usually use the Norton 1k to set bevels. I will say that this stone compares very well to that. The chosera was at least as fast as the norton while feeling a lot smoother. The norton has a soft, gritty feel, but the chosera was smooth and had excellent feedback. I also loved the polish this left, which was almost a little hazy looking.

Overall I was very impressed by the Chosera. I'm seriously thinking of getting one for myself now.

Michael