Thread: Norton 8K vs Belgian Yellow Coticule 8K ?

Originally Posted by Arora Borealis

So if you had a new razor, could an experienced honemiester just use a Norton 4k/8k then bypass the coticule and just paste strop and regular strop have that new razor "shave ready".

Absolutely

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

You can't pass the honemiester test until you can hone a razor perfectly off 8K alone. Its the practical right after all those True/False questions about the X pattern.

Unless you bribe the honemeister with a nice razor.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Unless you bribe the honemeister with a nice razor.

Or maybe a vintage watch?

In my experience, the pasted strops work fast enough that you can leapfrog from 8K to 50K without much trouble. You do need to have a decent edge going on the 8K, but that would be true of a coticule as well.

That said, I hone all my edges on a coticule before the shave test. Sometimes I'll add a few laps on the pasted strop afterward, but not unless the razor passes the shave test from the coticule first.

Josh

Originally Posted by JoshEarl

In my experience, the pasted strops work fast enough that you can leapfrog from 8K to 50K without much trouble. You do need to have a decent edge going on the 8K, but that would be true of a coticule as well.

That said, I hone all my edges on a coticule before the shave test. Sometimes I'll add a few laps on the pasted strop afterward, but not unless the razor passes the shave test from the coticule first.

Josh

A 50k? Tune me in please

he is putting a grit rating on his pastes.

1.0 being around 8k
0.5um being round 25k'ish
0.25um being around 50k'ish.

to reaffirm what others said, you definitely can go from a 4/8k norton to pastes. no problem.


that being said, if im soaking stones in the first place ill soak all mine and use them all the way up. i use my pastes for quick touch-ups when i don't wanna take the time/mess/cleanup of using stones. personally i like the feel of stones.

~J

[quote=jscott;168154]he is putting a grit rating on his pastes.

1.0 being around 8k
0.5um being round 25k'ish
0.25um being around 50k'ish.

to reaffirm what others said, you definitely can go from a 4/8k norton to pastes. no problem.


that being said, if im soaking stones in the first place ill soak all mine and use them all the way up. i use my pastes for quick touch-ups when i don't wanna take the time/mess/cleanup of using stones. personally i like the feel of stones.


Ok thanks for clarifying. 0.25um = roughly 50k grit paste.

[QUOTE=Arora Borealis;168998]

Originally Posted by jscott

that being said, if im soaking stones in the first place ill soak all mine and use them all the way up. i use my pastes for quick touch-ups when i don't wanna take the time/mess/cleanup of using stones. personally i like the feel of stones.

I like the stones too, but it's pointless to soak a coticule or belgian blue because they are not porous.
There is no difference between soaking or splashing with water for those stones.