Thread: Need a set of stones for a beginner. Restoring blades.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

You know there's a reason people use the stones they do on razors & that's because they work & lots of help is available when learning.
If you like a challenge or like spending & reselling then mix n match otherwise stick with something known to work. Norton & Naniwa are inexpensive.

Using a 1200 DMT for lapping will turn it into a paperweight in no time. 325 or coarser is the DMT for lapping.

Oz speaks the truth. I hesitate to say it, to guys inquiring, that it really is best in getting 2 dmt 325's.
Take a screwdriver shaft to both, but abuse one of them to knives, chisels, getting chips out, breadboarding, flattening barber's hones, and the like, in order to wear it out, so to speak. As a DMT 325 gets worthless for anything else, it is the PERFECT thing to flatten any stone. The other is used best to get chips out and start the bevel a bit before moving on. JMO!

Sorry for all the back and forth. There seems to be a lot of choices in this middle range of stones. Having quite an easy time getting lost.

Well, Ron. Confusion IS our speciality!

Had the GF take some pictures of the chipped blades. Follow the edges down and you'll see them. The Genco is towards the center and the Case is towards the toe. The Case is a bit worse imo.