Thread: Naniwa Chosera 10,000 Grit Synthetic Hone.

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Just a warning. If you decide out of curiosity to check the dot com site, don't do it at work and don't do it in front of your wife.

Consider yourself warned!

Look what I found in my honing drawer

You've beat me to it, English.

Mine arrived on Wednesday, also bought at rasurpur.DE
The other one is a Chosera 5K.
It's too early for a serious review, I've use the 10K both dry and with water. It both works well. I haven't compared the resulting edges yet, but both razors popped hairs very well. Those hones are fast, very fast. When wet, the feeling is very (pardon le mot) Nakayamish. When dry, I didn't like it so much. I'm not used to honing dry. I had to wipe off the surface a few times, because I had the sensation that the razor was hitting something during the stroke. Nothing exceptional, I had the same when I tried honing dry on a coticule or on the Nakayama. I guess I just like honing more when lubricated with water.
I haven't shaved off the 10K (went to the Nakayama after it and had an incredibly comfortable and smooth shave), but my first impression is that Naniwa surely does not overstate their grit ratings. The scratch pattern looks finer than anything I've ever seen under magnification. The resulting edges popped hair like a charm.
That's really all I can tell about it, for now.

Best regards,
Bart.

Very nice Bart! Any plans for a more serious in depth review after further use?

Originally Posted by Philadelph

Very nice Bart! Any plans for a more serious in depth review after further use?

Of course I plan on sharing my experiences. BTW, it was your thread that pointed me to these hones. As it happened I was in the market for a high grit synthetic hone, in doubt between the Naniwa "super" and the Shapton pro. That's when I read your thread, did some more online reading, thought "what the heck" and ordered both the Chosera 5K and 10K.

Bart.

Bart and English, you guys are killing me!

Chris L

makes ya wanna cut one up don't it?

shiden suita 40, 000?

Bart,
I couldn't afford the 5K, yet but it will I'm sure do a brilliant job. It will be on my shopping list for sure.
Look forward to your assessment v's your nakayama or anything else for that matter. Incidentally, I also found it lumpy until I rubbed it with rubbing stone. I went down the dry route, mainly because Martin at rasapur said that it worked well for him and the stone doesn't clog as you would expect. I found it to be smoother than I expected. It is a new experience for me. You are correct though, it will need a lot of testing before it can be ranked, but I'm sure it will be liked by many hone users.

KevinT,
I don't know the grit of my Suita but it is fine and more than 12K.. I 'm happy to be corrected. I had seen various descriptions stating 30K+, but it doesn't really matter, what maters is does it give an edge that is smooth and close. I'm not sure yet. I played with the expensive one first.

Sorry everybody, I've changed the Rasurpur.de address.

I am glad these choseras are being reviewed. They are a little more$ than I'm willing to spend on a synthetic but it does seem you get a lot of rock.

I have never been one for guessing grits of natural stones English. I could be wrong too but i don't think mine exceeds 20k. One of the things I like best about it is the clear, non-shiny finish it leaves. I've only shaved off it once and there were too many other variables to judge.