Thread: I need a finishing stone Please help

Originally Posted by cudarunner

I use a King 1200 waterstone the Norton 4/8 and finish on the Naniwa 12K. I have several friends including Mods and Mentors who have all kinds of hones, including naturals in fact one has more hones than I could ever afford!!!

On the advice of a mentor and a Senior Mod I purchased my hones. I do understand the desire for a natural but I have one friend who is a Mentor who has traded $1000's of dollar back and forth finding naturals that work for him!!

The Naniwa 12K doesn't chip and all of my hones give consistent results due to the fact that the grit is very tightly monitored! where Mother nature isn't very fussy!

One of my friends here wasn't get the results that he wanted from a Chinese hone Glen recommended the Naniwa 12K. My friend said he'd take him up on his counsel when he got the money. I bought a Naniwa 12K for my friend and had it delivered to his door! I did the same for another friend!

They both loved them!!! One of them is the one who has traded so many naturals!

I wouldn't have made the purchase if I wasn't 100% sure of the results they would Love the Edge that they would get!!

Well for what it's worth, that's my two cents!

Ditto every line. Also, I haven't honed dozens of razors, but I have been carefully checking the variety that I do have and haven't seen any micro-chipping as per strictly defined. Paste and stropping sets them up right. Also, I'm not sure about the frequent lapping of the Naniwa 12k needed being much too different to any other synthetic stone, but I've done a few in a row, checked the lapping and its been solid.

That said, I like relapping to scrub off the excess whatever.

Add my 2c and you have 4!