Thread: Who uses what finisher on a regular basis.

Originally Posted by brooksie967

Barbers hone are up there and the only other synthetic I could think of adding. I guess I could have put the norton 4/8k but didnt think that it was a really relevant finisher. What other options are there to make it less skewed towards a natural?

The Norton is used by quite a few of our members as the last stage in their honing.
More than any of the ones listed in the poll would be my guess
I also know for a fact that quite a few of them uses the 13K Sigma Select II.
I've seen other synths referred to on here from time to time as well.
Lapping films are used by some too.

There are even more options out there, so it would be hard to draw any conclusions from this poll

You can still draw certain conclusions from the poll but only 10 options max are allowed.

The newest weapon in my honing arsenal. Just gave it a try on a Wosty Pipe and WOW. The improvement over a Norton 8k is just beyond description. Will I ever need another finisher? Don't answer, it's rhetorical ..... who ever really NEEDS another finisher?

i have so many finishers to choose from i'll post a few turkish oil stone , american red slate , la petite blanche combo coti , shoubudani asagi kan, fox 44 hone , escher light green it all depends on the steel of the razor for which stone i'll use .

American red slate? what would you compare this to? Where did you source that?

red slate is the hardest among all slates . its around 10k i soursed it from washington county newyork

Originally Posted by ats200

This is one of my favorite hone threads ever. It really just show exactly what everyone means when people discuss smoothness and preference in all other hone threads.

Also, it would be good for beginners to read for the fact that many people rely on synthetics rather than the uber expensive natural stones everyone wants - and looking at the poll right now, the Nanis are winning by a fair margin. Just shows you don't have to spend $500 on that eBay Escher to get exceptional results. (but I probably still will once I master this new JNAT )

Originally Posted by brooksie967

The Nani is definitely winning but if you were to combine 'naturals' vs 'synthetics' the naturals would be out front by far.

Originally Posted by ats200

I agree but there are several things to consider. In terms of the poll itself, I would think it is set up to have naturals win simply because there are only 2 synthetics listed. If you take Nani/Shapton and Escher/Coticule, it's a pretty close race. If you look at the voting distribution; you'll see a lot of mods/mentors/senior members are somewhat evenly distributed. Lastly, a synthetic is going to be much more consistent for and in most cases, cheaper (really with the exception of the Shapton 30k)

I don't think it's really definitive on any level if naturals have any edge (zing) over synthetics.

Originally Posted by brooksie967

Barbers hone are up there and the only other synthetic I could think of adding. I guess I could have put the norton 4/8k but didnt think that it was a really relevant finisher. What other options are there to make it less skewed towards a natural?

Originally Posted by Birnando

The Norton is used by quite a few of our members as the last stage in their honing.
More than any of the ones listed in the poll would be my guess
I also know for a fact that quite a few of them uses the 13K Sigma Select II.
I've seen other synths referred to on here from time to time as well.
Lapping films are used by some too.

There are even more options out there, so it would be hard to draw any conclusions from this poll

Originally Posted by brooksie967

You can still draw certain conclusions from the poll but only 10 options max are allowed.

I knew I should have posted the bet on the first page of this

Wanna bet that in less than 100 posts people start to "Draw Conclusions"

Without fail every single time we have done these threads, I guess it is just human nature

When I started this thread I had NO intention of there being debate on which hone was better or to determine a "winner" but my competitive nature did seem to fight through and I mentioned 'winner'. I guess as Glen stated, human nature, and apparently he can read me like a book written for kindergartners lol.

Glen this is for you: As a result of this thread I've concluded that, any and all of these stones can be used as a final finisher and that it's up to the honemeister to determine which works best for him/her. Also, I've concluded that I think I might like hone porn slightly more than razor porn even....

My conclusion would be "There sure are a ton of great stones out there" sure glad we have choices hehehehee

I have only had barber's hones, a Naniwa 12 K SS, and a blue-green Escher. The Naniwa is weapon of choice, but as I hone toward the finisher, I decide which. I do prefer the Escher edge on those which will respond to it, but some need the Naniwa's touch as well.
I have had great success with barber's hones too! So many fine finishers. Nice to see such diversity in them!