Thread: Where to buy a Norton 4K/8K in UK?

This is the last thing I need to take this razor process forward. I have been googling but can't find this hone under £60 in UK. Any UK members give me a steer?

Thanks
Stephen

www.theperfectedge.com

Which is the best place to buy them.
With shipping included it'll still be a lot cheaper than 60 pounds.

Bruno is right. When you are in the UK straight razors and their paraphanelia incl. hones such as the 4k/8k are best and cheapest bought online. I cant remember where I got mine but it was online. And dont forget to lap it when you get it (like I did )

Sandy

I have emailed and asked for a price delivered. Problem is that customs take anything over $60 or so plus delivery and hold it for a couple of weeks, add 17.5% tax to it before they give it back to postal service who charge $26 for this slow service (used to be just $16 but has gone up). So a $65 item becomes nearly $100 by the time it reaches here. Still marginally cheaper though. Can you tell I'm Scottish? I actually just resent the price hike Royal Mail have put on for this slow service - I am a good tax paying boy!

thanks
Stephen

There are places in the EU which will make this less of an issue for you.... i'll scout about and edit this post when I have something.

EDIT:

You appear to be right. £60 is what I bought it for and found it for.

http://www.executive-shaving.co.uk/s...waterstone.php

so its a case of whats cheaper and quicker to get, the UK one or the US one?

Incidentally the picture on that page is innacurate but the description is.

Originally Posted by Makar

I have emailed and asked for a price delivered. Problem is that customs take anything over $60 or so plus delivery and hold it for a couple of weeks, add 17.5% tax to it before they give it back to postal service who charge $26 for this slow service (used to be just $16 but has gone up). So a $65 item becomes nearly $100 by the time it reaches here. Still marginally cheaper though. Can you tell I'm Scottish? I actually just resent the price hike Royal Mail have put on for this slow service - I am a good tax paying boy!

thanks
Stephen

Sitting on the largest hoard of quality malt whisky, and still complaining...
Actually due to the higher tax, whisky is at least as expensive in Scotland as in Belgium.

I ship Norton stones all over the world. I also am now offering a lapping service to flatten stones.

Originally Posted by Bruno

Sitting on the largest hoard of quality malt whisky, and still complaining...
Actually due to the higher tax, whisky is at least as expensive in Scotland as in Belgium.

TBH I actually prefer Belgian beer - La Chouffe, Chimay, Orval etc. Whisky ruins my gut. Although a single glass of it oftens goes down at the last ditch and ruins my next day. Nearly called our daughter Islay right enough as she was conceived not a stones throw from the Bowmore distillery and whisky had its part to play I remember - but you don't need to know that, I'll just get ma jacket...

well fwiw .. I bought mine from a member here for about £40 ( 60 euros I think ) .
2 years in and and only becoming friends with it - didn't like it at first but I see now why it's most peoples workhorse ..

Bought mine from these people:

classichandtools.com

£54.50. I paid just over £40 for mine but I bought it at the Westonbirt Festival of the Tree where they had an offer on in the woodworking tools tent! never expected to buy a Norton there. I only went to play for the morris team...

Gareth