Quote Originally Posted by randydance062449
Why not purchase the 220/1000 combo? The only reason I have the single grit hones is because I bought them at estate sales.
I agree. You might as well have the extra grit even though you'll never use it on a razor. Maybe you can use it for knives.

Overall, I'm starting to drift away from my Norton. WHen I first staarted it was fine, because I could set it up near at a sink (make a mess) and work on a large group of razors. I also store the Norton dry, so I have to waste time soaking it. Now I get the razors piecemeal, and it's just too much trouble to tolerate the mess of the Norton for a single razor.

I tend to use an extra fine diamond hone (1200) to start the edge on a really dull razor, and I'll use ceramic stones (Spyderco) and barber hones dry, and I make much more use of pasted strops. I have the following set: 6, 3, 1, .5, and .25, which is equivalent to 3K, 8K, 14K, 50K, and 100K. I can do all this in my office at my desk, or in front of the TV sitting in a comfortable chair.