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Hey im looking for some good free hand sharpening stones. I'm needing like 3000 or 4000 grid and 8000 or 1000 grit stones for sharpening my straight razor.
I don't want to break the bank on this but will spend the money if it's worth it
 
I think you need to go much higher than that for a straight razor, that's a whole other ball game. How much sharpening experience do you have?
 
I've been shaving with straight razor a little over a year now, with an antique razor.
I restored the bevel with a 1k waterstone, and then I have a double sided 3k/8k from zwilling henkels that works just fine for finishing if you now what you're doing.
Another option a lot of people recommend is the norton 4000/8000.
Also you can spend a little over a 100$ on a Belgium coticule, which can be used for stablishing the bevel and finishing varying the amount of mud you're working with.
Lynn Abrahams has a nice channel on YouTube on both these last options.
 
I recommend studying up before you buy.

The norton 4000/8000 combination water stone is popular for a reason, but if you are just touching up a razor that has lost it's keen, just take a few laps on a chromium oxide loaded strop.

Razors are quite a different animal than knives;)
 
unit said:
I recommend studying up before you buy.

The norton 4000/8000 combination water stone is popular for a reason, but if you are just touching up a razor that has lost it's keen, just take a few laps on a chromium oxide loaded strop.

Razors are quite a different animal than knives;)
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I have two double sided Nortons. A 220/1000 and a 4000/8000. You're corrcrt, they are popular for a reason. But as far as I can ascertain, that reason is price.
 
Ben Dover said:
I have two double sided Nortons. A 220/1000 and a 4000/8000. You're corrcrt, they are popular for a reason. But as far as I can ascertain, that reason is price.
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I will suggest that for razor honing the Norton hones do very well. It takes a pretty sophisticated face to feel the difference between a Norton and a more expensive hone (as long as both razors are properly honed and finished).

I have added several other options for clients that want something special, but when someone says, "just make it shave ready" I often use at least one Norton water stone in the progression (depending on the piece).

Don't let the price fool you, Nortons work well once you learn to bring out their strengths.

Sure, you can spend more and get a faster bevel setter, or a softer or harder or natural or higher grit finish hone, but Nortons are a great all in one package.
 
unit said:
Don't let the price fool you, Nortons work well once you learn to bring out their strengths.
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I suppose that I still have a lot to learn about them! Since my experience with razors is quite limited compared to yours, I will defer to your experience!:thumbup:
 
You can also look at the imanishi stones, they have a 10k that does very well with razors and is at a very reasonable price point.
 
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