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Straight Razor Hones - Chinese

  • 22-06-2009 11:05AM
    #1
    StealthRolex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,293 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    Have any of you tried the Chinese 12,000 stones from ebay?

    open_razor in Poland has some available for a ridiculous price when compared to BBW and Cots.

    Also, for general maintenance on a nick and ding free edge is there any merit - apart from speed - to having a coarser hone?

    Ta,
    SR


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  • #2
    Edwardius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,234 ✭✭✭Edwardius


    That's a finishing hone and it's meant to be slow as hell (Apparently much slower than the Belgians or Arkansas. Now I have a pair of Belgians and they're pretty damn slow). I'd say it'd be ok for removing scratch patterns from something like 6-8000 but I'd say it'd break your heart if you planned on doing any sort of cutting with it.

    I'd only use the coarser ones for setting an edge (~1200-4000). I'd say you wouldn't need anything that coarse for maintenance, just a few swipes on a barber hone or something 8000+


  • #3
    Musashi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭Musashi


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    Very slow cutter but leaves a nice polish for stropping! :D


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