Thread: Long Jump??

Read up on bevel setting and make sure that is perfect. The rest is just taking the scratches out from that and refining the edge. I shaved of a 8k for a year before moving up. One Chinese 12k can be different than another. Quality control thing. This is why they are so cheap. Not saying they are bad, just hard to say what each person gets out of it is the same.

In short, you could do it, but how long will it take and what is the real finish grit ? The key is in the basics. Bevel set, hone, finish. 1,3,8 or 1,4,8 or 1,3,5,8 what ever. Then there is polish :<0)

hm…no short cuts really. anyway thanks vm guys, all good food 4 thought. late now my end, bye

Just get a norton 4 / 8. Your willing to put iin the extra effort so you can set the bevel on a slurried 4k and finish on the 8k.

hi guys, thanks for all your advice. i've taken the plunge this morning and ordered a wusthof 3k-8k. seems fitting cz i'm shaving with a vintage carl wusthof that's been handed down to me recently. i don't think it's particularly special but after tidying up a bit it's in good condition having not been used an awful lot over the years. can't wait to get on the new hone with it…will let you know what results i get. completely hooked on all this stuff already….ace! btw the combo was £67… and that's a big deal at the mo…so fingers crossed

Originally Posted by 10Pups

Read up on bevel setting and make sure that is perfect. The rest is just taking the scratches out from that and refining the edge. I shaved of a 8k for a year before moving up. One Chinese 12k can be different than another. Quality control thing. This is why they are so cheap. Not saying they are bad, just hard to say what each person gets out of it is the same.

In short, you could do it, but how long will it take and what is the real finish grit ? The key is in the basics. Bevel set, hone, finish. 1,3,8 or 1,4,8 or 1,3,5,8 what ever. Then there is polish :<0)

I shaved for several years off a 8k clay King. Nothing wrong with those edges.