So... since I don't have a delivery address in the US, and I'll only have less than a week to have the hones delivered, I'll have to make do with what I can get from Amazon and delivered to one of their lockers.

A friend of mine gave me an old Naniwa Deluxe 1K. I'll also buy a Norton 4K/8K from Amazon.

Unfortunately, I could not find a Naniwa 12K sold or fulfilled by Amazon, so I'll have to find a replacement.

Amazon has two Shapton 12K hones: the M5 ($47.88) and the Kuromaku ($60.78).

From reading other threads here, I believe that the Kuromaku is just the Japanese version of the Pro, while the M5 is a thinner, 5mm version of the Pro.

The thing is, the top review on Amazon says that the M5 isn't 12K at all, maybe a 6K, and that it isn't suitable for finishing a razor.

My questions are:

- Would these hones work as a replacement for the Naniwa 12K?

- Should I get the Kuromaku or the M5?

- Is the M5 truly a 12K?

Thanks!

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