Thread: Which hone/stone can I use?

HI all,

I have a razor that I have been restoring for a few weeks now (and a few that I will start restoring after that). However, I would now like to but the edge back on the blade that came off during sanding (I think you call it the bevel). I have a Norton 4k/8k stone, but I do not want to use that because I think that it will take me a VERY long time to get the edge back using the 4k. Therefore, I wish to buy a new stone just for putting the bevel back on the blade. I don't really want to use sandpaper because I always tend to run out before a job's finished!

I've been looking at a few different types, and I think that a Norton 1k would be good, but they are to expensive I think. I've been looking at Japanise waterstones and I can get what look like good ones from ebay at what I think is a reasonable price.

Question is: are these Japanise waterstone good for getting the bevel back on a blade? and if so, what grit would be best?

Thanks for any help,

Steven

1000 grit.

A very rough stone like a 220 is too rough for a razor.

Stones between 800 and 1200 would be ok too. A 2000 would also be ok but take slightly longer.

If you are only doing one, sandpaper will be cheaper. However, the 1000 grit stone will find use sharpening knives etc if you are so inclined.

I bought some stones from an ebay seller called jinnhim. They are very good. Some stones are better than others. Stones are also available in the uk from www.axminster.co.uk. or www.shokunin.com

The 1000 grit wet/dry sand paper is the way to go. I bought a razor in a local shop that required some simialr work and Ilija suggested the sand paper route. So the short version here is I spent 3 bucks on sand paper to do the job instead of much more on a 1000 grit stone. I had my problem fixed in minutes.
Donald

Cheers for replies,

I think I'll get a 1k japanise stone. I would get sandpaper, but I actually have quite a few razors that need worked on, so it would cost a bit more for sandpaper todo all of them (I think).

Regards,

Steven

Before you buy from ebay check that you are not paying more than you would from shokunin and axminster, sometimes there is not much in the price differences.

But if you are going for the splex stone, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SPLEX-Bench-We...QQcmdZViewItem
you would be hard pushed to beat that price. I have never heard of splex stones and do not know if they are reputed.

I was looking on the websites you gave and I think I will go through them. Personally I'm not a big fan of buying new things like this off ebay if I can help it!

Steven

If i had any money for stones i would be all over this, maybe i will live vicariously thru you. If you do not like it i would swap you for my suehiro 1000 ceramic! (that i bought from the same seller) King are a brand of repute, and make good stones.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/King-Ceramic-b...QQcmdZViewItem

I have the Norton 1K, a diamond 1200 and sveral other hones of that grit range. The best thing to use is 1000 grit wet/dry sandpaper. It is much faster, cheap, does not need to be lapped flat, does not need soaking ( just wetting). By the way, I have several hundred razors and I will always use the 1K sandpaper.

1000 grit sand paper is also used for cleaning razors for sanding scales and for lapping the Norton and other hones. One of the most versatile tools I have.