Thread: Minimum kit for honing SRs

Well, actually most of what I've seen is folks recommending either a Norton 4/8 or a Naniwa 3/8. And really that's all you need unless you get into vintage restores. And if you really want to be minimalist, send it off to Lynn or Glenn, then order a Norton/Naniwa/Shapton 8K to keep it inline thereafter.

I think the folks recommending 5 stone + systems are missing the cut of this thread's gib. Will most end up with a Naniwa 10/12, Shapton 12/16/30, GS 20, or Zulu/Thuri/PHIG/Coti/W. Slate/Arkanstone? Probably. Curiosity gets us all at some point.

Are they needed? No. I can scratch a few of those naturals off the list. However right now I'm shaving exclusively with a razor Honed on the Norton 8k, stropped with linen then leather. No pastes, no other finisher, 1 pass CCC shaves and the edge is getting mellower (read: more comfortable) every shave.