Thread: King 1000/6000 hone

hello, I am new to SRP and shaving with a real blade, For about two years i have been using the disposable blades straight razors that barbers use now days, and i thought they were good but i got a gold dollar and i thought it was actually good ( I think the weight of a blade was the key, since the others are light as a Feather =), so i bought a razor from Larry and a couple blades only to learn to make scales, i thought if a gold dollar feels good a real blade must be amazing. I also bought a chinese 12k to keep the edge on the razor longer.
Im thinking about taking the plunge to setting the bevel and honing the razor.
Anyway, the wood place i got the hone had a combo King Ice bear stone 1k/6k (8"x2"x1') for $30. so i was thinking a bout buying it. My question is if this stone along with the chinese 12k would be good enough to set bevel and get it ready for at least a semi decent shave. I have been watching honing videos every night for the past week, so i think i have the theory down i just need the practice. I know its a big step and ill probably buy better hones later but with this economy i can't spend that much w/o breaking the bank.

I appreciate all comments, oh yeah and i think i'm starting to suffer from the RAD because i keep seeing razors i want and i'm already making a razor fund (luckily i have no children yet) might be hard to have a college fund and a razor fund. Any advise.

Thank you very much.

Welcome aboard.
Take your time in this journey.

I was in the same position as you in February - I wanted to start learning to hone from bevel-setting up, and I didn't want to spend too much. I went for a King 1k/6k, and I'm satisfied with it.

The 1k certainly does the job of bevel setting very well (although it's the only one I've tried - I can't compare it to any others.) The 6k seems to me to be fine for the sharpening stage. It might be quicker/easier to use a 4k/8k, but it's do-able on the 6k. You'll then need a final finishing stage, as the resulting edge is somewhat rough, but you have one of those already.

In short, I think it's a good way to cheaply start learning to hone.

Welcome

I started out with those two hones but the gaps in the progression adds a lot of work per hone. The gap between 1k and 6k is not too bad if you also have a diamond plate to raise slurry. I ended up adding a barber hone to my progression. Because the gap between 6k and 12k is a lot of polishing.

Jonathan

They work they tend toward being soft, but that isn't a huge concern with razors...

I personally like the King 1k and I used it in nearly every honing vid I did for the specific reasons of cost and availability.. There are several that are better but none at that price point...

I would highly recommend a DMT 325 to keep them all flat and to generate slurries...


edit:

Just to make a point here not being a facetious, but you don't need anything between the 1k and the Chinese (PHIG) it simply makes things easier and more consistent...


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