Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
Things I know to be true -vs-things I do not have any clue about...

I know the the Norton set I reference can hone every razor I have ever touched...
I know that DMT's leave harsh scratches
I know that using a barbers hone as an actual finisher is not so easy.


I have no clue how the King stones work..
I have no clue what the actual grit rating is on any barbers hone..
I have no clue whether that system will work..
If it does work you will have no clue how well it works when compared to a proven system..

This is one of the reasons why we always recommend systems that are very well known, because we can help you through the honing process...we can give real advice not just guesses...

But if you ask in 3 weeks about the system you are building for help there is probably not one person on here that can truly help you out, because we haven't used what you are using...
Where you go with honing after you learn how is your choice but in the beginning I always recommend starting from a very well known point...

There is also nothing that says the system you are looking at will not work, what I am saying is until you try it out, nobody really knows....
BIG +1 on all of the above !