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I'd say save the money and get the synthetic 12k either naniwa or kuromaku by shapton. You will have repeatable and reliable results. I cannot say anything good or bad about a barber hone as I have...

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Here is a razor on each type of hone....

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Im with you utopian. Very mis leading to new folks myself was included in that. But I learned a lot of valuable lessons using those little rocks :)

I can not say if naniwa and kuromaku are similar because I have not used the kuromaku 12k.
The kuromaku is the Japanese version of the Sharpton. They are designed for Japan's different climate. I...

Yes Utopian you are correct there is no way the stones I have from this distributor are close to the size of a barber hone. I can only say that while not a good choice looking back they did serve...

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I hope this link works, here is a Shapton Kuromaku 12k ceramic stone for $63 free shipping on Amazon, I have this...

I will tell you from 1st hand experience, the 1/4 nortons that you mention are not a very good option. Im no pro honer and I learned/started out with the 1/4 nortons and at that time it is what I...