The Norton 4/8 is closer to the finishing end of honing & the King 1/6 is closer to the coarse end of honing.
You should use the X stroke on a 3" stone as well or risk creating a frown in the edge like this -> (
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I'm quite good at sharpening knives and even re-profiling edges to full convex.
However after reading all your kind answers I think 1 combo stone won't do what I require.
I plan to sharpen cheap n nasty ebay uk razors so that they are as shave ready as possible given their questionable quality.
I think my first phase will be with wet 1000 grit sand paper.
Second phase either ice bear 1k/6k or the more expensive norton 4k/8k. Advise please.
Third phase dragons tongue like this one perhaps WHETSTONE RAZOR HONE 8-10K! DRAGONS TONGUE SHARPENING STONE WATER HONE | eBay
For the final phase stropping with dovo paste (green / red) or chrome oxide that I use for knives.
Any thought or suggestions are most welcome :)
Why not buy a single 1k brick & the Norton 4/8. The 6k of the King is really redundant & the 1k will see the most use.
Have you seen this thread ? http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...l-setting.html
If you buy eBay junkers you can even use your DMT for heavy lifting. Sandpaper is redundant too.
Wouldn't a Norton be US grit specs and the often Japanese specs? Which would make the Japanese 6000 about the equal of an 8000 Norton, and fine for the job.
That may be technically true but so many guys here know the Norton 8k that any difficulties the OP would have with honing are easily answered thru experience , not so the King 6k. Grit isn't the only factor to consider. Natural stones can have quite large particles yet give nice shaves.
Personally I don't like shaving off 6 or 8 k.
Would the norton 8000 be sufficient before stropping for a smooth shave?
Any thought on the dragons tongue : WHETSTONE RAZOR HONE 8-10K! DRAGONS TONGUE SHARPENING STONE WATER HONE | eBay
I'm on a budget, can afford 1/2 a dozen stones :)
Well that depends on who you talk to, on this forum in the Archives is a letter from Norton that one of the members recieved back that says that Norton uses the Japanese grit standard also...
Now after honing on a 6k King and a 8k Norton side by side at one of the meets makes me believe that letter more...
I'll let the Norton lovers answer that but sufficient & optimal are 2 different things. ;)
Sorry. No experience with the DT. :shrug: There's a thread here on them:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...ne-anyone.html
I own both of those and I would not want to shave off the DT, I have no issues shaving off the Norton..
The 3 stone set from AJ is pretty darn good I like the Green and the Purple and would shave off either over the Norton
Buying the King 1-6 and the 3 stone set from AJ would be a viable option IMO and experience
I could easily go 1-6-DT then Green or Purple and get really nice edges at a discount price :)
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In fact using slurry correctly I could just go from the King 1k to the Green or Purple :p or from the King 1k to the Norton 8k but I know how to use slurry and the 1 stone hone technique :rofl2:
Just went sideways in this thread didn't I