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no, no lapping,... figured out they are flat since they were new.. but on the other hand am not sure that this is the reason since it did shave nice when started, so I guess it had to be sharpened as...

..here is an update on my hones... (and let me first thank you for the help) .. according to your advices I bought 1k (2cm), 3k (2cm) and 12k (1cm) hones,..

I intend to buy 8k somewhere else...

@shooter74743: .. I'm from Slovenia (EU), I was planning to buy from a local retailer for Naniwa,.. as far as I can tell it is the cheapest choice when compared to EU since I got a bit lower price...

thanks for your answers,..
I will probably go with combo from my 1st post in this thread (1k, 5k and 12k) and maybe later get a 8k if necessary

any additional suggestions are of course more...

what I was actually offered was 5k chosera not 1k

- 1000 super stone 2cm
- 5000 chosera 2.5 cm + nagura
- 12000 super stone 1 cm

so the questions i have at the moment are:
- are 5 chosera...

@Michael: am not sure I was clear enough,...

- I used DMT diafold since i had them already and am going to buy sth new
- the offer I got from the naniwa retailer was: 1k super stone 2cm, 5k...

Hey Michael:

I have two restored razors (zwillingswerk and engelswerk, both solingen 5/8; both restored), am currently waiting for Dovo Flowing to be delivered.

I would like to buy a set that...

Hey there,

since I am fairly new to straight razors I don't own any honing stones per-se. I have DMT diafold set (325, 600, 1200 and 8000) that I so far used for honing my razors as well.

I...