Quote Originally Posted by ripman View Post
thank you!! what do you think about the norton 220/1000? i already have the 4k 8k.
Everyone has their own favorite I suppose, I don't have the coarser norton you mention but I do have a couple of DMT hones that I am happy with as I can use the 325 grit to flatten my 4k/8k and my 1200 grit to set bevels. If you are doing a whole bunch of restoring/bevel setting on rough razors then it makes sense to get a hone or hones dedicated to that job. On the other hand, if you are only needing to do the occasional one, why not simply wet your 8k norton and put a piece of wet/dry paper of suitable grit on it (the water will make it stick just fine) and use that to set the bevel, then remove the wet/dry paper, rinse off the stone and flip it over and continue on the 4k side etc. It's cheap and it works, if you don't like it, you can still go out and get the coarse hone.

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Kaptain "Sometimes I can be a cheap date" Zero