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That was my mistake. You're right, but the micron size was correct. The specific gravity tells you the density of the grains. The grain size determines the size of the scratch lines.

That's what I always thought, but the ad does say 1200, unless it's a mistake.

There's a similar inconsistency with hard Arkansas stones. They're nominally 1200 but feel much finer and do have a...

I'll repeat my question in the hope that someone will have an answer. We know that a 1200 grit is only good for roughing in an edge. You need to go to the 4K just to finish making the edge, forget...

How can they sell thar for razors? Did you see the rough edge the 1K gives you? That's what my ultrafine diamond (1200) gives me.

My mistake. That makes the red equal to about an 8K. Not very helpful if you're going to have an 8K stone.

I would get a Swaty.

I'm not sure, but I think the red paste is the coarser one. So you'd still benefit from a Swaty. It gives you speed flexibility because you can use it dry, wet or with lather. Also, you can use it...

A 1200 stone wouldn't make much difference I actually use A 1220 diamond hone for this. The Col. Conk hone is a razor hone, so it's probably a lot finer than 1200, probably about 6K.

The 1K is...

It's not wrong. People were just suggesting that maybe he had gotten into some bad habits. Turnning over the razor while rolling on the spine avoids accidental contat between the edge and the...

The 1K is just starting the edge. You just need to see visually that you have an even edge to move on to the 4K. You can use the thubnail test to come off the 4K. That tells you you have a sharp...

A paddle strop is a lot easier to use at the beginning, but I wouldn't substitute a .5 pasted strop for a touchup hone (Swaty). The hone is in the 10-12K range, while the paste is 50K. It will...

If you want to avoid frustration, one thing I would add immediately is a Swaty hone. The reason I say that is that it's cheap and will allow you to maintain the razor for a long time without...