Thread: King - Ice Bear 1000/6000 water stone for razor honing

Originally Posted by onimaru55

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 -> (

I'm suffering from info overload
As a beginner and I better off getting 3" or 2" wide stones?
I thought that a 3" stone avoids the need for x strokes as the whole edge fits on the stone.

Originally Posted by vjanda

I'm suffering from info overload
As a beginner and I better off getting 3" or 2" wide stones?
I thought that a 3" stone avoids the need for x strokes as the whole edge fits on the stone.

As a beginner or an expert you can use either size stone. Just because the whole edge fits on the 3" stone doesn't mean the whole edge contacts the stone unless it is a dead straight razor. More often there is a slight warp to a blade.
And.... As I said before "You should use the X stroke on a 3" stone as well or risk creating a frown in the edge. "