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| − | I have seen this question so many times I thought I would express a few thoughts on the subject. The first thing that you have to decide is what razors you are going to be honing. | + | I<ref>[http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/members/gssixgun.html gssixgun] in http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/basic-honing/26777-what-hone-s-do-i-need.html</ref> have seen this question so many times I thought I would express a few thoughts on the subject. The first thing that you have to decide is what razors you are going to be honing. |
If you are only refreshing edges already established by a honemeister then you need only get a fine grit finishing stone or a barber's hone for this. Either can keep your razor(s) shaving for years. But it seems that even though many of us start with the great intention of having only 2-7 shave ready razors, that dreaded disease RAD gets us and we are buying more and more razors. | If you are only refreshing edges already established by a honemeister then you need only get a fine grit finishing stone or a barber's hone for this. Either can keep your razor(s) shaving for years. But it seems that even though many of us start with the great intention of having only 2-7 shave ready razors, that dreaded disease RAD gets us and we are buying more and more razors. | ||
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You have several choices of how to accomplish this setup whether you use natural, man-made stone, or Diamond style, but you are going to have to be able to cover those 4 grit ranges. There really is no true short-cut here if you expect to take razors from eBay, antique stores, etc., from butter knife dull or damaged to shaving sharp. You are going to end up needing these types of stones. | You have several choices of how to accomplish this setup whether you use natural, man-made stone, or Diamond style, but you are going to have to be able to cover those 4 grit ranges. There really is no true short-cut here if you expect to take razors from eBay, antique stores, etc., from butter knife dull or damaged to shaving sharp. You are going to end up needing these types of stones. | ||
| − | Just some of my rambling thoughts on the subject... | + | Just some of my rambling thoughts on the subject... |
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What Hone(s) do I need?
I[1] have seen this question so many times I thought I would express a few thoughts on the subject. The first thing that you have to decide is what razors you are going to be honing.
If you are only refreshing edges already established by a honemeister then you need only get a fine grit finishing stone or a barber's hone for this. Either can keep your razor(s) shaving for years. But it seems that even though many of us start with the great intention of having only 2-7 shave ready razors, that dreaded disease RAD gets us and we are buying more and more razors.
Once that happens you will need a full set of hones; I will try not to mention brand names here as there are hundreds of threads regarding what everyone uses.
But you will need these basics:
- A bevel setting stone approximately 1k grit
- DMT's 325 600 1200, Shapton 1K and 2K, Coticules with slurry
- A sharpening stone approximately 4k grit
- DMT 8000, Norton 4K, Shapton 4K and 8K, Belgian Blue with slurry
- A polishing stone approximately 8k grit
- Norton 8k
- And although it is debatable you should have a finishing stone 10k and above
- Chinese 12K, Shapton 16K and 30K, Nakayama, Coticule with water[2]
You have several choices of how to accomplish this setup whether you use natural, man-made stone, or Diamond style, but you are going to have to be able to cover those 4 grit ranges. There really is no true short-cut here if you expect to take razors from eBay, antique stores, etc., from butter knife dull or damaged to shaving sharp. You are going to end up needing these types of stones.
Just some of my rambling thoughts on the subject...
