Thread: Tougth on quarter / half norton ?

I see wipped dog sell norton kit sliced in half or quarter.
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Do you believe it's usable / appropriate for a novice ?

What would be the appropriate way to use them, I can't really imagine doing back and forth, especially on the quarter size.

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Originally Posted by Pho3NiX

I see wipped dog sell norton kit sliced in half or quarter.
Products

Do you believe it's usable / appropriate for a novice ?

What would be the appropriate way to use them, I can't really imagine doing back and forth, especially on the quarter size.

absolutely i've read it

The 85$ deal is what i called half-norton while the 50$ is what i call a quarter norton... well because it look like a quarter of a norton stone, and the half is double of that.

You'd recommend the half of a norton stone to be a good starting size ?

Can't you buy a brand new norton 4k/8k for $80-$90?

Originally Posted by Pho3NiX

absolutely i've read it

The 85$ deal is what i called half-norton while the 50$ is what i call a quarter norton... well because it look like a quarter of a norton stone, and the half is double of that.

You'd recommend the half of a norton stone to be a good starting size ?

Maybe for the 4/8K but this is for the kit 220/1K + 4K/8K + Lapping stone.
It retail 135 on SRD.

I'm just not sure I'll go in restoration or acquire a huge collection rigth now and have a mental block at investing more in razor maintenance than in razor.


Amazon wont ship to canada.. but I might look around 100$ is a good prize.

The question is still there for me if I want to go cuticle or another stone. I'm kinda afraid of smaller size (harder to use / damage the razor).

The latest fad in honing: cutting things in half for no reason.

A few years ago here on SRP there was a trend to using narrow hones. Some guys took the 3" wide Norton and cut it in half lengthwise. Some guys felt that it was easier to hone a razor with a "smile" on the edge on the narrow hones. At that time neither the rolling X stroke, circle stroke nor the half strokes were in use/identified.

What the narrow hone is good for is to force concentration/control of the honing stroke. It works very well for a rolling X stroke but not so good for the half stroke/ Lynn's circle method.
It really is most appropriate on a finishing hone, not a coarser 1k/4K/6K. Improper honing on the coarser narrow hones can easily lead to developing a "frown" in the edge.
You may have noticed that a lot of the older natural stones, Escher, Coticule, are narrow.

Hope this helps,

Originally Posted by Disburden

The latest fad in honing: cutting things in half for no reason.

Less is more

That's also why half a hone costs more than half a hone

Originally Posted by randydance062449

A few years ago here on SRP there was a trend to using narrow hones. Some guys took the 3" wide Norton and cut it in half lengthwise. Some guys felt that it was easier to hone a razor with a "smile" on the edge on the narrow hones. At that time neither the rolling X stroke, circle stroke nor the half strokes were in use/identified.

What the narrow hone is good for is to force concentration/control of the honing stroke. It works very well for a rolling X stroke but not so good for the half stroke/ Lynn's circle method.
It really is most appropriate on a finishing hone, not a coarser 1k/4K/6K. Improper honing on the coarser narrow hones can easily lead to developing a "frown" in the edge.
You may have noticed that a lot of the older natural stones, Escher, Coticule, are narrow.

Hope this helps,

That makes sense, but the hones I saw on the linked website are cut in half the other way, making them 4 x 3 instead of 8 x 1.5 - although I just looked again and the seller says he or she will cut it that way for you as a special cut for an extra $5

Two things:

1. Amazon _will_ ship to Canada - maybe a specific vendor won't.

2. Check the Lee Valley Tools catalog (or visit a store, if one is close to you). They stock the Norton stones that Larry (at Whipped Dog) is cutting up.

If you have a sharp razor, the Norton 4K/8K stone may be all you need to keep it sharp indefinitely. I think they're around $80 at Lee Valley. I finally bought the 220/1K and 4K/8K, after messing around with sandpaper and "micro-abrasive film" for months. No regrets.

An alternative (if your razor is already sharp) is to buy a "chinese 12K waterstone". There are several sources online. They're cheaper than Nortons, finer-grained, but are supposed to cut very slowly.

Charles [Vancouver, BC]