Thread: 1 finishing hone to touchup/maintain edge

I have read many posts and understand this has been asked in various forms; I hope my careful wording on this post can be useful for many.

I want a simple, minimal set up. (1 razor, 1 brush, 1 strop, 1 stone)

I will send my razor to Lynn for honing when necessary.

I want to have just 1 hone for "finishing/touching up/maintaining" the wonderful edge Lynn puts on the razor. (I will use it once a week or so)

I realize there is probably more than one answer....

I would like to avoid having to buy something to lap this stone...

Let me know what you guys think! I understand you can get a pre-lapped chinese 12k?

Lastly, thank you and happy new years!

Welcome to SRP. There will, no doubt, be more than one answer. I do believe you can accomplish your goal with a Naniwa 12k provided you have the skills to strop well. I do not know if you can purchase them lapped. I am sure that there are many members here who would be glad to lap your Naniwa stone if you just paid postage both ways. Having Lynn hone your razor is certainly a good decision. Personally I can keep all of my razors touched up when they require it on one of my Japanese natural, Naniwa 12k, or couticle stones followed by strops. Happy New Year to you as well.

A+

Another consideration would be a Chromium Oxide pasted balsa wood paddle strop. They are inexpensive and work really well for touch-ups.

If all you want to do is maintain the sharpness of your razor, get a barber's hone.

I don't believe they need to be lapped, are cheap and are probably all you will need--if you plan to send your razor to Lynn for honing.

DoughBoy's suggestion is also a very good one too.

The Naniwa SS 12K is a fine choice. Lapping is a cinch because all you would need is a flat surface and some 600 or higher grit sandpaper.

Definitely Naniwa 12k SS. Just using it for an occasional touch-up, it should last you around 500 years or so.

Jerry

I know this is a whole other topic, but I can hone a naniwa with 600 grit on my granite countertop? sounds easy....this may be a good choice for me

Felt strop with .5 diamond spray. Doesn't need lapping & possibly how the razor was finished anyway.

I know this is a whole other topic, but I can hone a naniwa with 600 grit on my granite countertop? sounds easy....this may be a good choice for me

It'll make a mess (you should keep the sandpaper flooded with water), but it should work OK. If you have a wife who cares about the kitchen, I'd suggest buying a tile rather than risking the kitchen counter. I use a marble (maybe granite) tile, cost $10 at Home Depot.

Charles

One more option is a 1/4" thick piece of glass 12"x12", cost me $6 with smoothed and beveled edges from the local glass supplier. Glass is very flat, inexpensive and works great for flat sanding, lapping hones, sharpening str8 razors with lapping film, etc., a good investment IMHO.