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Oh my, oh my, oh my, yet another brand of hones to lust after.
The Suehiro Gokumyo hones look like deluxe hones
and seem to have addressed some issues in previous
generations..... But the good...

This is why I have moved to an old carborundum 101 barber hone to tidy up
the surface after lapping flat with a DMT. I also repeatedly rinse the hone surface
using only my palm to remove swarf...

Polish is an odd and interesting component... Some hone vendors mention that the
chemistry of their binder and matrix polishes better. As always the
only test of importance is the shave test.

I...

Do not overlook pastes on an old strop.

A light dusting of CeOx (the good stuff) on leather
and a light spray of 0.5 or 0.25 diamond on the canvas
side takes a well honed edge one notch down the...

Replying to the original post....
If you have a nani 12k you have a wonderful hone.
If you have a sigma 13k you have a wonderful hone.

If you are in the business like Lynn you need to compare...

+1 on Lynn's comments...

I found that this hone likes a nagura...
I tried the nagura from my 10K Chosera...

I have a ten razor rotation and wanted to
give all ten a refresh on the same hone....

Yep I got a bit of a HAD bite.
I got my Sigma 13K a couple days ago.

Mine is nice, dense and follows an 8K Snow White hone
very well resulting in a good shave. It does not
have the trivial...

One thing I have played with recently is slurry on glass.
After lapping a hone I run a razor over it a couple times
and let the slurry gather in the full hollow. I then I let it
drip/ drain on a...