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02-03-2015, 09:15 AM #1
My experience with the 8K Norton and Shapton is they both pretty much do the same job but the Shapton cuts faster and has better feedback. Don't be afraid to go back to the 4K and work your way back up to fine tune your razor. It seems the big job is done already. [Bevel] bj
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02-03-2015, 11:08 AM #2
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Thanked: 13234Hehehehe People tend to put way to much faith in "Grit Charts" that are at best inaccurate and at worst downright deceptive...
The Shapton 8k is without a doubt a higher grit hone then the Shapton 6k
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The Norton 8k is without a doubt a higher grit hone then a Norton 4k
How the Norton 8k and the Shapton 8k relate to each other in grit ratings is very much in Doubt toss in a few more brands of 8k and that whole grit chart gets very doubtful...
Yes you should be able to shave quite well off of the Shapton 8k
Here is another fact that I have no doubt of "The more razors you hone, the better your edges will get"
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02-03-2015, 01:17 PM #3
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Thanked: 4824Congratulations. Tree topping and other hairs tests vary from person to person in part because the hair varies. The all need to be calibrated, depending on the hair your ability to tree top may or may not be relevant. Use a known shave ready edge to perform the tests and note how the edge cuts the hair and compare your edge in the test.
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02-03-2015, 09:45 PM #4
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Thanked: 3215Great, the 8k edge is way under rated, especially now that the 12K Super Stone is so popular.
Personally I believe the second most important stone is the stone after the bevel setter.
Typically new honers use too much pressure and create deep stria on the bevel set, usually a 1K.
So polishing the deep 1k stria will pay big dividens and make a much smoother edge and make subsequent polishing grits go a lot faster.
Do extra laps on your 4k and flatten as much 1k stria as possible.
The 8k will make even shiny stria and a super straight edge.
Finish each progression with 10 weight of the blade laps.
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02-03-2015, 10:06 PM #5
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02-03-2015, 11:30 PM #6
35 laps on CrO is excessive & may be part of the longevity issues. The other part may be why you 'need' to do 35 passes on CrO.
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02-04-2015, 12:07 AM #7