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    +1 on the Coticule, especially if you can get a Natural Combo, Half BBW, and Half Coticule. What I like about the Coticule is it's versatility.
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    Well to be honest I think the price some of you pay for a stone is way too much and other good alternatives are out there!

    I use a Gerber Sharpening Stone, Fine Grit. The 6 in. X 2 in. 600 grit Alumina + Carborundum. Retail around £10-15

    And finish off with a slurry on my Chinese 12K then just water and no slurry until it shines like the morning dew!.

    This has been able to produce perfect HHT's on 95% of my collection

    If the blade or bevel needs resetting then the big coarse stone comes out and you can almost see the fragments of metal jumping off in fright before I even touch the stone lol!

    And it also proves you do not need to be taken for a ride with some expensive stones.

    If any one is unsure or does not belive that I can replicate what I say then the challange is set as this:

    If you have a razor with a blunt edge but an edge none the least I will hone it for free as long as you cover costs and insurance both ways.
    (subject to quality razors not chinese, pakistan, Kriegar etc) my butter knife would hold a better edge than those.

    This is a limited offer I am based in the UK.

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    I have been wondering with so many starting the straight with no pre-existing sharpening equipment- how does a non-sharpening person eat, prepare meals; how can one make it through the week, a day w/o a sharp pocket knife?

    Sorry to go off topic; but really am surprised to see that so many have nothing to start with.

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    Either a Swaty or a Norton 4000/8000.
    BTW: Read the WIKI:
    What hone(s) do I need? - Straight Razor Place Wiki


    "Cheap Tools Is Misplaced Economy. Always buy the best and highest grade of razors, hones and strops. Then you are prepared to do the best work."
    - Napoleon LeBlanc, 1895

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    I agree with you Kevint in that so many people do not sharpen any cutting instrument, I see my partners parents hacking away at cooked meats with knives that would give you a friction burn rather than cut you, and no matter how many times I shapren them they will not keep the edge up even though I provided a basic pull through sharpener!

    As a professional chef I cherish my knives and keep them honed to perfection just like my razors and cannot stand by when people use such blunt instruments to prep food as I have seen so many times before

    People do not understand that a sharp instrument is much better and safer than a blunt one.

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    this is interesting question.everytime it pops up we have different opinions and etc. Will coticule.norton.escher nakayama .etc.will do the job? Of course they all will.question is how much money you like to spend andhow much time spend to learn honing. In my view only barber hone doesnt need too much money and experience. Gl

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    One of the cheapest way to keep a razor going and have an excellent edge is to have a 4 sided strop with 1.0, 0.5, 0.25 micron diamond paste and the fourth side with Chromium. For a hone I picked a DMT 8EE which is a 3 micron plate. You can replace the strop with paddles that have thick felt and go with diamond spray, I hear that is really great also. This setup will keep you going with a wicked sharp razor for the 1st year and beyond. It is very quick and easy to use and, for a newbie, allows one to worry about shaving and lathering. When the time comes that you decide to start honing you can just add stones a little at a time. After almost two years my paddle strop is used just for the 0.25 side only. The 1 micron is now a 16K Shapton, the 0.5 micron is now a 30K Shapton. It gives you time to breath and learn about shaving, lathering, and razors.....all that stuff at a measured pace and allows you to make informed decisions on how you want to proceed. The choices that I made were just that, my choices, and others will probably decide to go a different route, whatever floats your boat.

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