i just dropped my 1k norton stone and busted it. Where are you guys buying your stones? I see all kinds of brands out there. What do you guys recommend? Thanks.
I’ve seen Kings online. How wide are they? ThanksI may be the only guy who loves my king 1k. Actually, why would anybody else love my stone? Haha. Anyhow I can only compare king and naniwa draditional 1k. It may be that I am just more familiar with the king. I've hone around 100 straights on the king and ten on the naniwa. I believe the naniwa super stones are preferred. Good luck
IMO you can’t beat a shapton kurumaku 1.5k
Do you set your bevel with a 1000? What is your process to get a blade shave ready? I’m new to all this shave talk. I’ve homed my own razors for years or had the old man at the barber shop hone them. Most of the money blades I have I restored. I’m looking at all these stone options and I’m liking the process everyone is talking about.Hi all.
I've been sharpening knifes for a while and started a couple a weeks ago with straight razors.
I have a atoma 140 diamond plate for flattening stones and even coarser knife work.
I also have Naniwas proffessional/Chosera stones 600 grit and 1000 which are wonderful, they can handle both carbon and stainless steel up to atleast 65 hrc. I also have Shapton pro that are similar stones in performance as the naniwa in grits 240, 5.000, 8.000, 12.000. I strongly recomend either brand, they haven't let me down yet whatever i have thrown at them. If i was to buy a new setup today i would also consider the shapton glass stones that is splash and goes and easy to handle. I got a suehiro cerax 1000 the 2020 that is a little bit bigger than the standard version and i use it more for bevelsetting on razors. It produces more slurry and dish alot easier so it needs flattening. I like harder stones but the cerax is nice to work with, it is fast cutting and gives i nice finish and more consistent scratchmarks, but it needs soaking atleast 30-40 minutes. I recently bought a cretan hone that i'm experimenting with, so far it could replace all stones i have from 5.000 to 12.000 grit.
If you just want a stone around 1.000 grit consider the naniwa professional 800 it is the same stone that was sold under the chosera name, it is a good stone that gives very fast cutting speed and almost the same finish as 1.000 grit stones. It is a fantastic stone that i have tried.
i just dropped my 1k norton stone and busted it. Where are you guys buying your stones? I see all kinds of brands out there. What do you guys recommend? Thanks.
Do you set your bevel with a 1000? What is your process to get a blade shave ready? I’m new to all this shave talk. I’ve homed my own razors for years or had the old man at the barber shop hone them. Most of the money blades I have I restored. I’m looking at all these stone options and I’m liking the process everyone is talking about.
Do you set your bevel with a 1000? What is your process to get a blade shave ready? I’m new to all this shave talk. I’ve homed my own razors for years or had the old man at the barber shop hone them. Most of the money blades I have I restored. I’m looking at all these stone options and I’m liking the process everyone is talking about.
Correct, they clogg with swarf. You can use a rust eraser or a nagura for that. Rust eraser is better imo.Load quicker, the stones need to be cleaned or?
Nomenclature here.