Thread: The cure for HAD

+1 to that Jimmy! I so want a natural japanese!
Brandt: having that whole shapton set without the holder, the pond and the dia.lapper is like having furniture without a house.You wouldnt do that, would you? Oh, and I forgot.Tried out the eschers yet? :-)

Kristoffer

Originally Posted by FloorPizza

Oh, and I loooooove my green coticule!

I had a feeling you would. What's not to love? My green coticule 8"x3" natural combo is suhweeet!

Chris L

FloorPizza, you're killing me. I've been on the fence about this stone from day one. There's only the 500 and 30k and I've got a complete set. Well, until I "need" the holders and pond. Crap, I just got paid today too. Someone remind me how spending money is good for our economy right now, even if they're imported.

Originally Posted by KristofferBodvin

+1 to that Jimmy! I so want a natural japanese!
Brandt: having that whole shapton set without the holder, the pond and the dia.lapper is like having furniture without a house.You wouldnt do that, would you? Oh, and I forgot.Tried out the eschers yet? :-)

Kristoffer

LOL, noooooooo!!!! I better go sharpen something before I do something stupid (again).

Originally Posted by bpave777

FloorPizza, you're killing me. I've been on the fence about this stone from day one. There's only the 500 and 30k and I've got a complete set. Well, until I "need" the holders and pond. Crap, I just got paid today too. Someone remind me how spending money is good for our economy right now, even if they're imported.

I feel it is my civic duty as a good American to remind you that spending money is good for the economy right now, even if they're imported. And don't I hear the jingle of tax return money in your pocket???!

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I thought I was in remission until Bart posted about the Choseras. Still fighting the jones.

Jimmy, you should go to Foodieforums.com, the "Fred's cutlery Forum" subforum, and search for the Sigma Power 10k vs the Chosera 10k. Most people there feel that you get 99% of the Chosera benefits for about 1/2 the price when you go with the Sigma Power.

The straight razor guys know three things: Shaptons, Nortons and Naturals. (DMT doesn't count to me...)
The kitchen guys however, know sigma power, naniwa, king, norton, shapton, takenoko, etc.... I've learned much more about manmade stones from the kitchen guys, and I wish that we could get more of that variety here (I can hear it now..."well why don't you buy them all and let us know, Ben? ). It seems that we as straight razor users on average are much more hesitant to break out of the norm and use something that doesn't have a reputation built up yet. Takenoko 8k stones are rumored to be great, naniwa 5k,, etc.

Originally Posted by Chris L

I had a feeling you would. What's not to love? My green coticule 8"x3" natural combo is suhweeet!

Chris L

My green coticule mops the floor with the others!

Originally Posted by Ben325e

Jimmy, you should go to Foodieforums.com, the "Fred's cutlery Forum" subforum, and search for the Sigma Power 10k vs the Chosera 10k. Most people there feel that you get 99% of the Chosera benefits for about 1/2 the price when you go with the Sigma Power.

The straight razor guys know three things: Shaptons, Nortons and Naturals. (DMT doesn't count to me...)
The kitchen guys however, know sigma power, naniwa, king, norton, shapton, takenoko, etc.... I've learned much more about manmade stones from the kitchen guys, and I wish that we could get more of that variety here (I can hear it now..."well why don't you buy them all and let us know, Ben? ). It seems that we as straight razor users on average are much more hesitant to break out of the norm and use something that doesn't have a reputation built up yet. Takenoko 8k stones are rumored to be great, naniwa 5k,, etc.

Aha, now it's all clear....

Ben325 has clearly muddled his mind by dallying in the kitchen knife forums, and that's how he ended up all confused and doing stuff like this...

Originally Posted by Ben325e

Jimmy, you should go to Foodieforums.com, the "Fred's cutlery Forum" subforum, and search for the Sigma Power 10k vs the Chosera 10k. Most people there feel that you get 99% of the Chosera benefits for about 1/2 the price when you go with the Sigma Power.

The straight razor guys know three things: Shaptons, Nortons and Naturals. (DMT doesn't count to me...)
The kitchen guys however, know sigma power, naniwa, king, norton, shapton, takenoko, etc.... I've learned much more about manmade stones from the kitchen guys, and I wish that we could get more of that variety here (I can hear it now..."well why don't you buy them all and let us know, Ben? ). It seems that we as straight razor users on average are much more hesitant to break out of the norm and use something that doesn't have a reputation built up yet. Takenoko 8k stones are rumored to be great, naniwa 5k,, etc.

Thanks for the info, Ben. I know it seems like razor guys are set in their ways and resistant to change to some degree; but actually, even though a handful of the veterans have been using either the Shapton pro series or the ceramic on glass for quite awhile, that group was VERY small up until about a year ago when more of us really added to the overall group. Shapton popularity relatively speaking is very new around here. Us HADdicts are only limited by time and budget in trying new stones that we think will be good for razors. Keep feeding us with options as others will also and we'll have the urge to try them all!

Spyderco ceramics were pretty hot for a short time around here and seemed to have since fizzled in popularity. We're all for trying new stones IMO.

Chris L

As unbelievable as it sounds, I *did* cure my HAD. My cure is not for everyone, and does carry risk, but here it is for anyone interested.

I went and bought an expensive Japanese natural stone. I do not think the cure was the stone itself, but it's cost and the wife's reaction to it when she found out! I found the threat of divorce makes one put into perspective those bits of rock dug up from the ground that one rubs razor on

I did have one bout of remission, but that was less about HAD and more about completing a set.

James.