Thread: Minimum kit for honing SRs

Found this while browsing about a moment ago, thought it might be relevant and worth checking out:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/video...ideo-lynn.html

Edit: You really don't need anything higher grit than this. I would advocate getting this and some sort of 1K hone. You can lap them on sand paper and be good for a while because that really isn't something you should need to do daily anyway. After watching that video I'm inclined to think even the 1K may be optional, but you won't regret having one I assure you. I've gotten 2 weeks of close, clean and comfortable shave off just this stone.

10K, 12K, 16K, 20K and 30K stones, Pasted strops and lapping films, Thuringians/eschers, Jnats, Zulu Greys, Apache reds, Black Gilas, Welsh slates and even PHIGs aren't necessary. They are nice, but if you can't get a good shave off the 8k you're peeing up a rope trying to hone further than that anyway. That's why I put my PHIG, Welsh Slates, and barber hones away for the passed month and focused on JUST the Norton 1/4/8k stones.

For me somehow the finisher always became the focus. Whether I was working on the 1k, 4k, or 8k my mind was really on what I was going to do different with the PHIG or the slate or the barber hone, and not on getting it right on the stone I was working on. This led to a lot of missed chips that should've been cleaned up, and finely polished bevels that weren't set. Really the focus should be first and foremost getting the bevel set. You can actually shave half decent off a 1K stone, there's a thread dedicated to that as well. I wouldn't do this again, but trying it was quite educational.

yes, exactly.

Originally Posted by Mrchick

Like I did with razors, brushes, and soaps? Oh no

Re: Post #4 Ancient Member? Is this a new class of membership? Is it "honorary" or just chronological? Who was the brave guy that told Gssixgun he was ancient?

It looks like we have a general consensus: a 1K stone and a 4/8 stone...and a strop. Thank you everyone for your sage advice.

This is a really timely thread. I have a Norton "starter set" on the way from Amazon. With a coupon, I spent just a little over $100 to get a 220/1K, a 4K/8K, and a flattening stone. I also ordered a 40x loupe. I already have a pasted balsa strop from Whipped Dog that I have used with some success. I'm looking forward to getting it all in hand, and then meeting up with some experts at the Denver meetup in July. Can't wait.

$35 for a CNTG 400/1,000 diamond plate, to lap the stone with and you are set for life.

Originally Posted by Demetrius

This is a really timely thread. I have a Norton "starter set" on the way from Amazon. With a coupon, I spent just a little over $100 to get a 220/1K, a 4K/8K, and a flattening stone. I also ordered a 40x loupe. I already have a pasted balsa strop from Whipped Dog that I have used with some success. I'm looking forward to getting it all in hand, and then meeting up with some experts at the Denver meetup in July. Can't wait.

Just remember that the 220 is a no-go and you'll be set. It turns to mud, and the scratches it leaves are deeper than you'll want to deal with for a razor.

Originally Posted by Marshal

Just remember that the 220 is a no-go and you'll be set. It turns to mud, and the scratches it leaves are deeper than you'll want to deal with for a razor.

I've read that the 220 should not be used on a razor unless you are working on some serious chips, etc. I might us it on a tool or knife though.

When I started I had the Norton 4k and the 8K and I did it all with those including restoring some pretty seriously bad eboy specials. Knowing what I do now I would have added a 1K early on.

But that's really all you need.

Do king stones need to be soaked in advance the way nortons do or are they of the splash-n-go variety.

Also, what is a cntg diamond plate? I haven't heard of that before. Are they a competitive brand to Atoma and DMT?


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