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

    Hi All.


    Has anyone had a chance to use Japanese King - Ice Bear water stones?


    I'm getting my first stone for straight razor honing and the 1000/6000 combo is reasonably priced.


    Many thanks,

    Viktor

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    I have this hone. The 6k side for me is just great however 1k for bevel setting is little bit to harsh.

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    I have the king 1k and it is a good hone. I do not have the 6 k hone and most will say you need a stone 8k or over to get a nice shave.

    I normally finish to 8k for my razors. I have shaved off a 4k edge and it was a decent shave not something I would want to shave with every day.

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    Is the fact it's only 2" wide and not 3" a big issue?

    I heard good things about the Norton 4000/8000 but it's almost 3 times the price of the Ice Bear.
    Not sure if it's worth spending the extra cash as it's only purpose will be straight razor honing.
    It's 3" making it nice for razors as I wouldn't have to move the blade sideways.

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    I have this hone including another 8K King stone and a few Naniwa super stones, and I rate the King stones highly, great value for money, and personally I really like the feedback i get while using this stone, and yes I know the stone is not a full sized stone, but it's perfect for a smiling blade, and easy to lap.

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    Hi Jamie,
    forgive my ignorance but what is a smiling blade?
    The razors I have to sharpen are 3" wide.
    Do you think the stone size won't be too much of an issue?
    Thx

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    Smiling Blade is one that looks like a 1/4 moon... ie... (

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    Quote Originally Posted by vjanda View Post
    Is the fact it's only 2" wide and not 3" a big issue?

    I heard good things about the Norton 4000/8000 but it's almost 3 times the price of the Ice Bear.
    Not sure if it's worth spending the extra cash as it's only purpose will be straight razor honing.
    It's 3" making it nice for razors as I wouldn't have to move the blade sideways.
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by onimaru55 View Post
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vjanda View Post
    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. "
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