Thread: Long Jump??

it is a large leap and probably loads to say on the matter but in a nutshell…Can i jump from 3k to 12k finish?
ie 1k+3k nani combo to Chinese 12k? because this is what i'm thinking of buying.
ps i'm a newbrit but already learned heaps from you guys. Thankyou

You can BUT
It will take a while to polish out 3k scratch with a 12k.

A new honer should have at least one intermediate step. JMO

I would get an 8k to manage the jump.

ye you're probably right. i'm on a real tight budget and probably trying to get too far too soon. don't mind putting the extra work in though. i have however got a shave from a fairly poor 1k-4k stone followed by quite a bit of work on a welsh slate. close shave but pulls quite a bit. thanks for the swift reply btw

I'm with Dave. I know Glen and Lynn did a thing with 1K and finish. There is a thread on it, I believe it is called one stone honing. When I get to that kind of a skill level I will be able to do magic too. In the mean time for those of us with intermediate or beginning skill sets the middle stones make life easier. I go 1K, 4K, 8K, then finisher. Some even put a 12K before the finisher.

Doh! gonna have to wait a while then. or send it out for a sharpen perhaps. many thanks

When you factor in the cost of hones and the time consumed by learning to hone it is far cheaper to send your blades out. There are many member here that just do a little touch up and then send their razors out ever now and again. There are enough guys that hone, that most people are a few days post from the nearest pro.

yeah wise words, thanks. i do love the challenge though and feel that the £15 or whatever spent on a sharpen is a good chunk of a nice new stone. wot a dilemma…guess i'm just tight too eh

I go 1k to can't. Its not different than going 1k to using a coticule for the rest. Just build up a slurry and dilute as you go. It does take a little bit longer than a coticule but not much. There is a member here goes by the name of "Steel" or something like that. He came up with a great way to do it with the chinese 12k. My first hone was a coticule. So its not impossible to learn just might take a little longer to get really good edges.

there y'go..that's more encouraging. must be the warmer FL climate. i'll try and find that thread, thanks

If you are going to maintain an already sharp razor you only need a 12 k tho the C12k is not really a 12k.