Thread: I need a finishing stone Please help

Originally Posted by JulioFundora

MST Müller Water Hone 8x3" Whetstone Natural Sharpening Stone | eBay


Is that any good for a finisher? I need a push in right direction.

i dont know anything bout this stone but it says its 8000-10,000 ., so if you get one of these and yours is on the 8,000 side your gonna have 2, 8,000 grit stones and still not the finisher your looking for ...i know i would like to get a finer stone and ill be getting a 12k nani when i do

I was hoping it was 10k How can you tell the grit on the naturals ? DOes anyone know?

Naturals vary, the only way to know is test it.

That being said, there are a couple small thuringians in the classifieds right now. They are great finishers.

I dont think I will be any good on small hones just yet. I want 3" wide min. SO no insight on the EBay hone?

I can only tell you what I have read about the newly mined thuringians like you are considering. The consensus of the folks who have tried them has been that they are around 8K, and not the finisher that the vintage thuringians are.

Don't worry too much about the size. I wanted big naturals too, but have found that I like the smaller ones just as much (and more for smiling blades).

WHat do the smaller ones run?

Vintage Lot of Two Razor Knife Hone Stones Natural Stone | eBay

Is that a finisher.

Originally Posted by JulioFundora

WHat do the smaller ones run?

, says 25 yrs experience , excepts returns , says one is in the 8-10k , and one is in the 12k from his experience ..mayb a member on here can fill us in on these as they just caught my eye ..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FREE-SHIP-NA...item2a1fc84065

http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...lsh-stone.html

Originally Posted by gooser

, says 25 yrs experience , excepts returns , says one is in the 8-10k , and one is in the 12k from his experience ..mayb a member on here can fill us in on these as they just caught my eye ..

Free SHIP Natural Set of 2 Welsh Razor Hone Sharpening Stones | eBay

http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...lsh-stone.html

Just do a search for "Welsh Slate Hone" theres alot of info on the forum about these hones.

I don't know what posts you are reading but here is my take.

I have three coticules, two welsh slates, an old thuri, a new thuri. I also have the naniwa 12k. In my testing so far the naniwa produces a better final edge than any of them.

The naniwa was about 75 bucks and it's some of the best money I've spent.

I've never read anything bad about the naniwa. And it's never damaged any of my razors.

So I recommend the naniwa 12k.

Michael