Thread: Gokumyo 20k

Originally Posted by Double0757

And how would you describe a high quality Jnat edge on your face, compared to an Escher? Thanks! Double O

For me sharper and smoother, but this thread is about the Gokumyo so lets keep on track.

Originally Posted by mainaman

For me sharper and smoother, but this thread is about the Gokumyo so lets keep on track.

I knew I was in trouble when I ask that question!!! Is it fast as a Shapton glass?

Originally Posted by Double0757

I knew I was in trouble when I ask that question!!! Is it fast as a Shapton glass?

Are we racing the stones?
I think this is not the correct question, because 20-30 laps is not slow at all as far as I am concerned.
What one needs to consider is how the stone works with different steels, and that is where the Gokumyio beats anything synthetic IMO.

Originally Posted by mainaman

That being said, for me the Gokumyio compares to a very high quality Jnat, only it cuts faster compared.

Sounds like batch processing a number of razors on the Gokumyo would be much faster than Jnats & Nagura ?

What's the progresión you use to get to the 20K Gokumyo?

Originally Posted by Double0757

What's the progresión you use to get to the 20K Gokumyo?

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You can go to the 20k from the 8k or you can throw the 12k or 16k in between if you like.

Others will use different stones perhaps. Experiment.

Jerry
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Originally Posted by Double0757

And how would you describe a high quality Jnat edge on your face, compared to an Escher? Thanks! Double O

To be honest, I think on a properly honed and finished razor, a double blind test would have almost random distribution of results vs stone. At that level you're arguing about which car is fastest: a ferrari or a maserati. Sure, there is a theoretical difference in speed, but if you see them zooming past one at a time, you won't be able to say which one was faster.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Sounds like batch processing a number of razors on the Gokumyo would be much faster than Jnats & Nagura ?

Exactly.
That was the reason I got it in the first place.

Originally Posted by Double0757

What's the progresión you use to get to the 20K Gokumyo?

I use 10k Super stone before the Gokumyo, works great for me.

Originally Posted by mainaman

I use 10k Super stone before the Gokumyo, works great for me.

Most any 8-12k stone works great on the Gokumyo.
I tend to favor the 10K Chosera as the pre-polisher.