Thread: What’s your favourite stone combo?

Naniwa 1K bevel setter to Naniwas 5K-8K and finish on a JNAT.

Frank

For me the Norton 1K for the bevel/repair then the Norton 4K or Nagura Botan then either the Norton 8K or Coticule then the Naniwa 12K and then either my Escher or Suehiro 20K.

King 1k/6k followed by either my phig or my jnat. Then pasted strop if I feel the edge is lacking.

Naniwa/Norton 1k, Norton 4/8, Naniwa 12k, Escher.
A few coti/natural hones which work better with old stuff. Sometimes!

I use what I have. 1k King, 6k King, 8k Norton red 8 inch DMT to flatten. A TM 4 sided paddle strop with 3, 1, and 0.5 u diamonds. TM Latigo and linen 2.5 inch barber end strop. I would not call this combo best but it works for me.

Originally Posted by Birnando

Here is my most used progression:
A 1K Naniwa Chosera followed by a 5 and a 10K in the same make.
From there I will use a Suehiro Gokumyo 15 or 20K to finish things off.
Quick, repeatable and consistent.

If I am in a natural stone mode, then a Japanese natural with a progression of Naguras is my most used option.

All that said, having suffered HAD for a long time, everything above will change whenever I wanna go say the coticule way, do some Shapton honing or whatever.
So many ways to reach the same goal

Im doing mostly the same exact thing.. Except I do a 1k 3k 5 k chosera followed by 10 to 20 k suehiro.. As he says quick and consistent.. If I'm in jnat mode I do same just finish on a suita with a tomo..

Chosera 1k for the bevel set
Shapton 1,2,4,8,16
Either a Zulu or Dark Blue Escher for finishing.

Only thing that changes is the finisher depending on my mood of the day. Seriously considering ditching all the shaptons and getting a chosera 5 and 10 instead to simplify things. I feel like a chosera 1,5,10 followed with a finisher would be just fine Instead of all the shaptons in the mix.

1k Chosera
3k Super Stone
5k Shapton Pro
8k Shapton Pro
10k Super Stone
20k Sueahiro Gokumyo

If I want to go naturals then after the 5k Pro, Jnats

Originally Posted by rbaker2778

Chosera 1k for the bevel set
Shapton 1,2,4,8,16
Either a Zulu or Dark Blue Escher for finishing.

Only thing that changes is the finisher depending on my mood of the day. Seriously considering ditching all the shaptons and getting a chosera 5 and 10 instead to simplify things. I feel like a chosera 1,5,10 followed with a finisher would be just fine Instead of all the shaptons in the mix.

I'll have those stones at the meet up.. If u wanna try them out..

Originally Posted by Airportcopper

I'll have those stones at the meet up.. If u wanna try them out..

I think that sounds like a plan to me. Thank you.