Thread: naniwa ss users please advise

First a list of what I have:
10k naniwa ss, natural slates app 8-10k, 10-12k (it has been suggested by an experienced honerthat these grit estimates are a bit ggenerous, but that's by the by).
I am trying to work out which next coarsest stone I should get out of the naniwa 3k and naniwa 5k, also bearing in mind that I MAY eventually buy a 1k to complete the set.

So the question is 3k or 5k? Thanks in advance, ed.

Dunno ED, I use this progression of Naniwas; 1k which is only for badly buggered up edge, 3k/8k combo and a 12k. Looks like you have the 8k and 12k covered already so maybe a 3k Naniwa?

Bob

becuase i already had an 8k nani when i looked into filling the progression i got a chosera 1k and nani 5k because thats what Lynn said he liked to use in one of his videos. i would maybe suggest the 3/8k combo for you. you can set the bevel on a 3k and polish it on the 8k in like 5-10 laps rather than the 100 or whatever you do now on the slates

5k to 10k naniwa is a big jump. You will be spending a long time on the 10. I use those stones and I go 5-8-10. You would think the 8 and 10 would be close, but the 10 is a lot finer. You need 8k to prep for finishing.

* I'm ignoring the wild card slates

Go with the 3k. I use chosera 1k, naniwa ss 3k, 5k, 8k, 12k. They work great for me.

Like I said, the slate is around 8k, so it should fill that slot if needed. I did consider looking for nani 1k/3 or 5k combo, but I couldn't see one. Maybe I looked in the wrong places.

Originally Posted by bombay

becuase i already had an 8k nani when i looked into filling the progression i got a chosera 1k and nani 5k because thats what Lynn said he liked to use in one of his videos. i would maybe suggest the 3/8k combo for you. you can set the bevel on a 3k and polish it on the 8k in like 5-10 laps rather than the 100 or whatever you do now on the slates

Hey Pete, how are you? Haven't seen you around or hear from you much recently
at present I only refresh my razors, and the finer slate or the 10k does that fairly quickly.
I am planning ahead, and thinking that sooner or later I will need to do more than the light refresh I do now, and therefore I will need something coarser to do that.
Then with even more forethought I thought that I may well want to get at least a new razor and maybe sell one of the ones I already have (i am keen to own no more.than 3, 3 is the magic number, don't bother trying to persuade me different ). And if I do so I may well need to get a 1k to put an edge on it. Obviously something like 5k would be better for my current situation, but maybe something like 3k would be better long term.
Oh no indecision strikes.......
I could go 1/3k, 1/5k or 3/5k. Damn choices. Grrr

I use 3/5/8k before my 10k SS, IMO a jump from 3k to 10k may be a bit of a stretch, while 5k to 10k jump is definitely going to work well.
My vote is for 5k.

Originally Posted by mainaman

I use 3/5/8k before my 10k SS, IMO a jump from 3k to 10k may be a bit of a stretch, while 5k to 10k jump is definitely going to work well.
My vote is for 5k.

Thanks Stefan, does that mean that the 1k -5k jump down the track should also be ok?

I generally run a 1-5-8-12

I really like the 5k it really begins to finish the edge IMO, it is my workhorse out of the bunch.
I have even used it to set a few bevels.