Thread: info plz

will the norton 4/8 K combo get your razor shave ready or do u need to finer grit?

From what I have been going through I can tell you this.

1k to set the bevel
4k - 6k to sharpen (Check the bevel with a magic marker)
8k - 32k to polish the sharp edge.

The more polish the "sharper" the razor.

This is my understanding. YMMV

That's a great tool and in good hands can be all that you really need. That said, I like a little extra polish for the sharpest edge possible.

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Some threads that you might wanna read through...

http://straightrazorpalace.com/basic...ut-pastes.html

http://straightrazorpalace.com/basic...then-what.html

Those are two that just were up there a tons more that go into finishing hones and strops....

A Norton 8K is more than adequate in my opinion.

The tools I use the most are
1K sandpaper to remove nicks
4K norton to set (establish) the bevel
8K norton to obtain a shaving edge
0.5 chrome oxide pasted paddle strop for the final polishing and smoothing of the edge.

Just my $.02,