Has anyone laid a blade on one of these fine synthetic stones, if so, what do you think of them?
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Has anyone laid a blade on one of these fine synthetic stones, if so, what do you think of them?
I haven't but I know Birnando has one and thinks it is tremendous. I also think Lynn may own one as well. If you have the bucks, they sound like the goods! :)
James.
Here's a earlier thread about these hones: http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...myo-hones.html
I have not tried them, but hopefully I get the chance to test Birnando's at the next meetup. (Or maybe not, suffering of a slight hint of HAD it might get expensive :))
Thanks for the link! MV liked them so much he purchased 10 of them....I get it, I like them so much I've looked at them over 10 times.
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Originally Posted by Zephyr
STOP!! Post no more! My HAD has been in remission for a while and my wallet needs to keep it that way!
Seriously, this rock has my attention more than any natural ATM.
The Suehiro hones are simply put the best I have ever tried.
I have the 15 and 20k along with the new 0,4-2-6k Gokumyo Debado.
I'd rather give up my Asagi's, Kiita's and Eschers before I separate from that 20k
Which vendors have these stones available?
....I know, I am in trouble now...
tools from japan, they are not available in US AFAIKQuote:
Originally Posted by Disburden
Stefan, you saved my credit card! thanks! :rofl2:
Suehiro Gokumyo....Yeah, I think I caught that in the Navy, Saw the Doc, Got a shot and it cleared up....
"There's always a bigger fish"
TFJ is set up solely to sell things "out of the country", I don't think they sell in country, at least not much. So that means you're they're intended customer. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Disburden
For us Europeans, we can get it here; japan-messer-shop -
I guess that's why TFJ say on their web page; "*Special Note; We are unable to send these stones to Germany due to a special request by Suehiro. "
Looks like the pre-VAT price for that place is about $260
Do you think they ship overseas without charging VAT?
Quit talking about this or my credit card will take a hit ...... :banghead: ........ :chapeau
e-mail them to ask, Stu will reply fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveW
Stu and I know each other. If I bought one of the Suehiro Gokyumos from the German place, stu would reply to my email fast! I've been a big fan of what stu is trying to do from day 1, because before he was around in the US, we had a lot of mail order catalogs that were overhyping what they actually sold (this is from a tool user's perspective, but razor users have found him pretty quickly).
To my knowledge, stu doesn't do anything with VAT so for someone in the US, stu's price is the price.
I've never been real clear about european retailers and vat or no vat, mostly because their sites are often not in english.
VAT is sales tax inside EU, it is not applied for sales outside such as USA.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveW