Honing Success and I may have HAD! Help me aquire another hone
Well to start off with I had a 1k, and 4k/8k Norton for sharpening plane irons and chisels. So I tried to hone a couple of razors I had when I first started shaving (SR)a couple of months ago. I'd watched a few videos and hey I knew how to sharpen woodworking tools. I soon wised up and heeded the oft told advice on SRP to send them out to a pro. That was good, and the shaves are getting better. Since I probably already have RAD, (I stop by every antique store looking for razors) a couple of weeks ago I got a couple of razors for 5 bucks each at a local antique store; a Geneva cutlery 7n and a Made in Germany blade which says "86 Pearl" on the tang. So I figured at that price I'd give honing another try.
I read the JANORTON thread watched a lot of videos. I sharpened the 7n a la Murray Carter on the 4k/8k stropping the blade on the 8k after setting the bevel on the 4k, finally stropping on newspaper and got a great shave! The German blade I set the bevel on the 1k and then raised a slurry on the 8k and diluting the slurry after every 20 laps or so, till clear water, as per gssixgun's video on 1 stone honing where he says you can do it on any finishing stone. That blade shaved even better. :)
I then wanted to try to do that 1 stone method on a natural so I've ordered a WHIG and am waiting for it to arrive. So at any rate I thought I would be happy with the 4k/8k,( and I am) but now I want another hone in addition to the WHIG. Does any body have any suggestions?
Thanks to all for all the good tips and advice on SRP