Originally Posted by
jkatzman
I to hone my own razors. Took me years to get them close to the pros but now I pretty good at it. Tried all the different stones including JNats and found what Lynn said to be true. I use the Naniwa 1k, 3k, 5k, 8k and 12k stones. I fine tune the razor on my Escher then to my Mastro Livi Loom Strop depending on what needs to be done. I find the Naniwa's to be faster then other stones and they give an excellent edge. I've gotten exceptional results from the JNats and slurry stones but it takes a lot longer and the results are not that much better then the Naniwa's. I find the right use of the Escher and Mastro Livi strop to fine tune the edge is the key to the perfect results.