Thread: the walmart smith's tri-hone challenge :}

Originally Posted by outback

I thought this was more about what can be expected of a Chinese outlet store, hone. And how far it can be pushed.

Yeah, I agree with that part, but you can't really compare it to the 1k challenge if you use paste.

Keith Johnson has gone 1k, to a three paste progression, to a shaving edge.

As far as how cheap you can go we found the King 1k/6k for about $30. That and CrOx is a workable system, though at this point I don't mind shaving with it, but it's not an edge that I would send out.

The Washita in Joe's kit can almost surely be tuned up to at least equal a 1k, so there is that.

IMO we need to differentiate between how cheap we can get a decent edge, and how crappy of an edge one can shave with.