Thread: Matching hones to razors. Certain brands work better with certain hones?

Originally Posted by Kees

I get good results with the Y/G Escher and Nakayama on most razors. One exception: the TI Silverwing. I cannot get it to pass the hanging hair test with the Escher nor the Nakayama. I finish it on a purple-coloured anonymous hone, followed by a piece of wood painted with CBN spray.

try softer Jnat, in general very hard steels really benefit from softer stones, and softer steels benefit from harder stones.

Originally Posted by mainaman

try softer Jnat, in general very hard steels really benefit from softer stones, and softer steels benefit from harder stones.

This certainly is the general rule especially when polishing Nihonto & houcho, however, I have found the opposite to also hold true when honing razors. Hard stones can also be abrasive like the Shapton Pro & be faster to set bevels on hard steel rather than say soft Kings. Hard finishers like Asagi also work well on hard steel IME as long as the steel is well forged & not simply brittle from poor tempering etc.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

This certainly is the general rule especially when polishing Nihonto & houcho, however, I have found the opposite to also hold true when honing razors. Hard stones can also be abrasive like the Shapton Pro & be faster to set bevels on hard steel rather than say soft Kings. Hard finishers like Asagi also work well on hard steel IME as long as the steel is well forged & not simply brittle from poor tempering etc.

yes but a hard aggressive stone will ruin an edge easy if one is not careful, on another hand using softer stone ensures less problems.

That's the other thing to match. Stone, steel & user