![]() You never know what grit it actually is until you use it. It's probably intended to lap clipper blades. Please read the Wiki/Library on the what hones do I need chapter. If you want to learn hone to do a full honing after getting a touch up hone then you will need more stones to make the process less frustrating. These will all keep a shaving razor sharp for a long long time. Stones you can use for maintaining an already sharp razor are:Īny synthetic hone such as a norton 8K, Naniwa 8K-12K, barber hones on ebay, Coticules, pastes on a strop. I see you have 2 posts, are you experienced with using straight razors? Hones and honing is a big part of forums, but in reality, you really shouldn't even be looking into stones until you have a straight razor that was sharpened for you, you've used it for months with good success (after learning curve of using it), and then became curious how a honing is done. That being said the rating of this stone according to the manufacture may be a completely different system than what I have ever read about. A razor's edge is extremely small and fragile, so we need to use delicate and high grit hones to get the edge without a negative impact. To me the ratings for this stone are very low and are more for restoration then honing. When it comes to razor honing the following grit ratings is what we use for sharpening and bevel setting:ġ000 is what we use for bevels (give or take 200)Īdd a finisher which can be a stone from 10,000 to 40,000 grit level, or pastes on a strop. Welcome to SRP! I have never used this stone, or even heard of it, but I will try to help you. Also how do I use it, how many strokes, which side? ![]() My question is what can I use this for, to refresh a razor, hone it, etc. I assume the darker side is the 500 grit and the lighter side is the 800 grit. In addition, with these stones the worn material and the water from slurry, which in conjunction with the stone, sharpens and polishes the blade. * These softer stones have several advantages over harder stones, because they are softer, they do not become glazed or loaded with detritus, plus, they are lubricated effectively with water rather than oil, which can ruin the stone. Double-sided stone requires no pre-soaking. The 800 grit is for fine finishing, smoothing and polishing cutting edges. * The 500 grit is for rough-grinding, to return edges to their original shape. * Professional precision-edge maintenance for your razor, clipper and knives, this is the traditional Japanese method for shaping and finishing blades to razor-sharp edges. I'm a newbie and I bought this two sided stone at a barber supply store. ![]()
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