Thread: Do I Still Need Naniwa 1K If I Have Chosera 1k

The only thing imo that beats the Chosera 1K is the 800 grit one, it cuts faster but is just a smooth. I own the Naniwa 1K and it works but the Chosera is just better in my opinion.

To me, the Naniwa SS 1K and the Chosera 1K are the most consistent bevel setters out there right now. I just like the feel of the Chosera with the pressure I use to set bevels better. After that it is pretty much a matter of what you have confidence in.

I don't accommodate any stone to a particular type of razor and in my experience, all the stones that I use work with all the razors I hone. Mainly, the technique or regiment may vary depending on the condition or style of the razor being honed.

So after the 1K, I feel you can either use the 3K or the 5K and then go to the 8K and then the 12K. Some folks use them all in progression. The key is experimenting to find out what process or regiment produces the best results for you on a consistent basis.

There are many times I just go to a Norton 4K/8K following the Chosera, but I still will go to the Naniwa SS 5K and then 8K too. I also will go to the Shapton Glass 4K and 8K and sometimes use the carbon ones of those too. On finishing stones, it's all over the place and I will rotate Naniwa 12K, Escher, Shapton 16K, Sigma 13K and a bunch of others followed by the 20K lately. Once I have a progression of stones picked out for a given day, I stick with them for all the razors I hone that day and the bottom line remains that if the bevel is set correctly, I end up with a good shave almost all the time.

The more you play and the more you experiment, the better you get whether turning this into a hobby or just maintaining your razors.

Have fun.

I could be way off here. But you sound like me about 12 months ago. I got a progression of stones...Couldn't make them work...Bought different stones...couldn't make them work..on and on for 6 months. In the end, I re-bought the very first set of stones I'd worked with, and it's all gravy now. If it happens that you aren't satisfied with your stones, and you've only been honing for a month or two, I'd say stick it out another four or five months.

Now on the other hand, if I'm completely wrong, and you just joined the forum in June, but you've been honing razors for 8-9 months, I'd say yes, the Chosera is the best you can get, but no, there's no point in moving from one 1k stone to another 1k stone, before moving on to your 3/5 or 4/8. Or to answer the title question, no, you don't need both...either/or will get you there.

Well, the short answer would be no. The Chosera is so much better you won't use your Nani SS 1k much after you get the Cho.

Use the Norton 1k for your knives. Your wife will love you for it.