Thread: Minimum kit for honing SRs

Originally Posted by Whizbang

The general consensus was a 1k, 4/8k and a strop should be sufficient to get a razor shave ready. But if...if I wanted some kind of finishing stone what would that one finishing stone look like 10k, 20k, 30k?

I've written this so many times and 'IF' the forum's program wouldn't mess with my Microsoft Word I'd just copy and paste time after time what I would like to tell you.

IF YOU CAN'T GET A Clean-Close and Comfortable (CCC) SHAVE OFF OF A 8K HONE. THEN BUYING HIGHER GRIT HONES IS LIKE POURING MONEY DOWN A RAT HOLE!!!

I have a Naniwa 12K and a Zulu Grey and a Gyuangxi and after a lot of testing, I can get a 'SLIGHTLY' smoother shave off of them than my Norton 8K. (Not using a pasted strop).

With that said, 'IF' I were to drop and break the Naniwa, Zulu, or Gyuangxi hones, I could live off of my Norton 8K edge (with no pasted strops) for the rest of my life!

However, 'IF' I were to drop and break my Norton 4/8K I'd eat peanut butter sandwiches day in and day out until I could save up to buy a new one.

YES! I DO FEEL THAT STRONGLY ABOUT GETTING A (CCC) SHAVE OFF OF AN 8K HONE.

There is no 'Magic' in higher grit stones! Learn to get the most out of an 8k and then 'think' about higher grit hones.