Thread: New guy honing on Naniwa 12K SS - big thank you SRP

Originally Posted by Euclid440

The 12k Super/Specialty stone, all the stones in that series, are notorious for loading up. Frequent refreshing/resurfacing is needed and will provide a better honing surface and edge.

A diamond plate for doing so, is a good investment. Chef Knives to Go makes a very nice 400/1000 dual grit 8X3 diamond plate for $35.

It will make your life so much easier and ensure better more consistent edge.

Here is an interesting post, about the versatility of the 12k Super Stone.
(12K Super Stone Chip Removal/Bevel Set)

Great tip Euclid440. It looks like this must be what you are referring to.
CKTG Combination Diamond Plate 400/1,000

Thanks

Originally Posted by micksonline

Great tip Euclid440. It looks like this must be what you are referring to.
CKTG Combination Diamond Plate 400/1,000

Thanks

Yep - that's it. Works well for lapping - I use it all the time.

Adam

Originally Posted by Euclid440

The 12k Super/Specialty stone, all the stones in that series, are notorious for loading up. Frequent refreshing/resurfacing is needed and will provide a better honing surface and edge.

A diamond plate for doing so, is a good investment. Chef Knives to Go makes a very nice 400/1000 dual grit 8X3 diamond plate for $35.

It will make your life so much easier and ensure better more consistent edge.

Here is an interesting post, about the versatility of the 12k Super Stone.
(12K Super Stone Chip Removal/Bevel Set)

Another endorsement of Euclid's suggestion.
And that diamond plate will serve double duty for tuning up your kitchen knives etc. - this can make you even more popular...

I'm thinking that many here who have large collections of rocks would agree that this would be their "If I can only have one stone and something to clean/lap it with" rig...

Originally Posted by RezDog

Refreshing is a great place to start. You may choose to stay with refreshing or you may choose to learn a full progression. What happens to a lot of people is you develop RAD and then you have too many razors to send them all out, so you start to do full progression honing. Then you see all the hones out there and you start to develop HAD. This can be as elaborate or as minimal as you choose. There is no one answer. I hope you continue to have fun and reach your shaving goals. Congratulations on taking a successful new step.

Funny how those ADs work. I do everything completely backward. Learned to hone a razor before I learned to strop (and to some degree shave) with one. Acquired a bunch of hones, then came to the realization that it would be awfully difficult to properly test 5 different finishing stones on 2 razors. And now my strops are starting to multiply too...

No matter which you catch first, it seems one inevitably follows the other.

Congrats on your success micksonline! Hope many more follow it! Have fun.

I resemble Marshal's shaving journey to a very large degree, but then again, I've always been "Abby Normal."

Congrats on your first honing success. Depending how severely RAD takes hold of you, you might find yourself becoming a fairly decent honer before too long. Fair warning.

Originally Posted by micksonline

Great tip Euclid440. It looks like this must be what you are referring to.
CKTG Combination Diamond Plate 400/1,000

Thanks

Is there (apparently there is...) an advantage of this plate over the frequently-recommended DMT 325? That's what i have and what I lap my Naniwa 12k with. What would be the advantage in getting a 2nd diamond plate?

Originally Posted by 400E

Is there (apparently there is...) an advantage of this plate over the frequently-recommended DMT 325? That's what i have and what I lap my Naniwa 12k with. What would be the advantage in getting a 2nd diamond plate?

There are a few advantages. It's cheaper than the DMT. It's two sided, unlike the DMT. The diamond patterning on the 400 side allows it to clear grit a little better. Unlike the DMT, it has less, if any, need to be broken in.

If you've already got the DMT 325, then no, there is no particular advantage for having it. If you only have the Naniwa 12k, then you really shouldn't need a second diamond plate.

Thanks!

I do also have Naniwa 1K (traditional), and 3/8k Superstone. Same with them, that the DMT 325 is fine?

Yes its just fine

Yup .