Is the conk hone good or do I need to get a Norton?
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Is the conk hone good or do I need to get a Norton?
The Col. Conk hone is too coarse for a shave. Get the Norton Combo.
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I've heard that the Col. Conk hone is around 6K, which is somewhere between "rips your face off" and "shaves comfortably." :D You may be able to get an OK shave from it, but you'll be much happier if you finish on something finer. This could be a fine barber hone, a pasted strop, the 8K side of the Norton, or a Belgian coticule.
If you decide to buy a razor from me or Ivo, you'll probably be on the market for a coticule pretty soon... :)
Josh