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Well, I dont have tons of razors to compare. But in my limited collection i find my softer steel razors to be more gliding and buttery, hard steels are more aggressive and harsh. For example I had an...

I'm one of those persons :)

I use mine just like you described. But in difference sometimes, at the last steps I use them dry, and with 8 and 12k I use a few spine leading strokes for "hone stropping" effect. Works well with...

I think I have. I have some vintage fram and dorko razors which have very hard and durable steels. Lil bit on the aggressive side.

So I think I can shave with them a few shaves with that kind of...

Because I have nani 12, and in abrasive sizes its kinda like a 20k shapton. So no need to have 16 shapton. Then the 30k stone is very expensive but in nearly every review its commented as a harsh and...

Here's what, I want an edge as smooth and buttery as a coticule edge but, as sharp as a 60's gillette stainless steel de blade(if you dont know similar to feather sharpness). Just cromox after...

Actually the reason I had opened this tread is because I was thinking about relacing my nani12 with a better synthetic, and thought it could be better. If someone says its even slightly better than...

I use a surgical black arkansas as my nagura on my nani 12K. :)

Hey Lynn, shaves are similar too? No need to buy if someone has already nani 12 or shapton 16, what do you think? If so I better buying a shoubudani asagi in future.

I wonder how it shaves comparing to nani 12k? Smoother, harsher? feed us birnando

no one received to sigma yet? :confused:

Yea, I'm a luthier and still can't keep myself buying more stones. They are more important to me than the wood :)

Me too Lynn.

And DaveW, you are such an enabler, you know that? :D

Seems like sigma 13 would be a perfect polisher after nani 12k. So I can give up finding a reasonable priced charnley forest...

Cmon, you should know that grit is not everything. Binder, abresive types, hardness are other important things too. Two different branded 12k synthetic can be very different. Anyway, I have read...

ok gents, I have nani 12k, and drooling on sigma 13k, so I need some comments if someone have tried them both.