Thread: 800 too coarse foe Bevel Setting?

I have the King 800 and use it quite often. As Glen said, it's a gentle cutter, and once learned, sets a nice bevel. I found it works best with softer steel. Just my experience.

Thanks guys. I was thinking of selling it to get a norton 4/8 but I guess a might as well give it a go.

I think the 800 grit stone will work just fine. An added benefit of the extra grit over 1000 is that you can concentrate on using less pressure and just allow the stone to do its work. I always just add more laps instead of pressure. Setting a bevel can take time and patience. Those who run out of patience and add pressure to speed things up usually pay a price in compromised technique.

bevel setting is where its at. you can polish a lousy angle all day and it wont shave worth a damn. trust me, I know.

I use aan 8 k, if that helps... Not a hone meister, but I have rode that horse more than once..

I used an 800 & 1200 King on razors a couple of years. A little extra time on a 4k would make the 1200 superfluous if you like to use fewer stones but the scratch pattern between the 2 Kings is quite obvious. The King 800 is gentle enough to mimic some 1k's .