Much Ado About Very Little
With all the talk about this finisher and that finisher and stones above 8k in grit, I had an experience this morning that I thought was worth mentioning here...
I'm in the process of moving; I was just shaving this morning and the razor was tugging a bit. I went to grab a stone to touch it up, and to my dismay realized that all of my stones were boxed and gone - all except a 2k Naniwa Superstone, which I somehow missed when packing the others.
"What the heck", I said to myself, "it can't be any worse than the tugging I have now..." 10 laps on the stone and 30 on leather and I finished my shave - it was perfectly comfortable - not just passable.
It's been mentioned here several times before, but I think is worth mentioning again... The higher you go in grit, the less difference it makes in the quality of the shave... If you're new or on a budget it's really ok to get a basic set of stones and learn how to use them well... The stuff that's talked about on here 90% of the time only offers a fraction of a percent improvement in the quality of the shave.