Thread: New naniwa stones, using them

This is really turned into an interesting thread.

I tend to look at things this way...... If you hone 10 razors on a stone or set of stones, you have that experience. If you hone 100 using a set of stones you have that experience and on and on and on. Actually the more razors you hone, the more you get used to what you will need to do to a razor to get it shaving which can be a factor too. The point is that with someone wanting to learn, I have an opinion on which stones are the easiest based on working with people one on one and considering all the stones I have tried and the amount of razors I've honed. You all have the same thing going on for you. The bottom line is getting a razor sharp. The other bottom line is getting every razor sharp every time (not counting sub-standard).

This is the beauty of the forum I believe. Look at how many razors there are and how many people like which ones. Look at all the stones that are out there and imagine the possibilities. I learned from a guy who had honed thousands of razors and what he showed me worked every time. It sure didn't for me until I had honed that many razors.

This is a sport where you really have to be open to all the possibilities on getting a razor sharp enough to shave. Getting one sharp enough to shave or getting one sharp enough to shave when the person is in front of you and wants it now can be very different. In any case there is so much to learn if we can just be open to all the possibilities. New guys like with shaving usually want to get it down now and learn to soften up the stroke and even out the pressure with guidance from you guys.

Remember how tough it was when you were new and really got hooked? This is the beauty of you guys who experiment and who just love to hone or who have HAD or whatever to be able to say, I have done this with 250 or 500 or 1000 razors and it really works. Not what you think.....what you have done and what stones you have used and how many strokes based on the condition of the razor.

I don't know if this makes sense to you guys but your contribution here and in the forums is always top notch.

Thanks,

Lynn