Thread: Bevel setting. Naniwa 1k/3k

“Do you think it will be better as the King 1k which I use now for bevel setting”

No, all 1k’s will set a bevel.

What you get from some stones is feel and perhaps a bit of speed. But we are talking about just a few strokes. Guys like the Chosera, because feels are smoother, but the edge is the same.

The King 1k is a fine stone for setting a bevel, with slurry can be a bit quicker and without slurry and clean water, can get a very straight edge.

But the edge from most 1k’s is the same, and you are not going to shave off the 1k edge, and will in fact immediately remove it with the next stone.

The 1-6k is a bit of a jump, but if you, refine the 1k stria with light laps on a slurry free 1k and do circles in sets of 20, on the 6k, until you remove all the deep 1k slurry, it will work just fine.

The 6k is probably more aggressive than the BBW, but keep in mind, that an edge does not get straight until 8k. So, doing circles on the BBW with a heavy, (cream), slurry, until all the 6k stria is gone and then doing X laps to get a straight chip free edge, thinning to clear water, before going to the Coticule might help.

Your feeling of lack of control may be due to the large jumps and the steep learning curve of the Coticule. It can be done, just not the easiest way to learn to hone.

What magnification are you using, there are many good Magnification threads as well as micrographs on what to look for.

BBW’s and Coticule can vary wildly and so can using slurry, mostly technique. Coticule.BE has some great information on using Coticules and slurry.

A 2-4 k would make your life easier. The Naniwa green brick 2k, $60, is a great, inexpensive stone for removing 1k stria, and makes the rest of the progression much easier and quicker.

thanks for the tips
these are really really helpfull to me
I use magnification 20x jewelers loup and a 60x loup with ledlight ( such a cheap one from china , but it works well )
and yes, I have to fill in the hole between 1 and 6 k somehow , that is why I was thinking about the Nanniwa combi 1k/3k , as why I started the thread :-)

Just buy a Norton4/8k or Naniwa 3/8 and your problems are solved.

Norton is not so available in the Netherlands , but Nanniwa is
first try some advices from here , but I have been looking at it indeed , but it is rather expensive