Thread: Minimum kit for honing SRs

Originally Posted by Whizbang

This may be a silly question, but the 1K...could you use 1K wet/dry sandpaper on a firm base, e.g. glass or granite? If it s just to remove metal and square things up...

the 1K is used to set the bevel, and it really is the cornerstone of your honing lineup. If you don't get things right at the bevel, you're going to have a devil of a time with everything beyond that. Bevels CAN be set with the Norton 4K, or the Naniwa 3K, but you may also be at it for a while depending on how far off your razors are and what your skill level is. Which is why I suggested picking up a 1K hone. I guess it could be done with sand paper but I figure by the time you've successfully set the bevel on 3 to 4 razors, you'll have burned through enough that you could've bought a King twice over. Sand paper really isn't as economical as it used to be.