Synthetic Hones

For £30 your straight razor will be taken through a synthetic progression of either Naniwa Professional stones or Shapton Glass stones. It will then be finished on a stone of your choice, synthetic or natural.

Select your finishing stone:

Nakayama Maruka	Shoubudani	Ozuku Karasu
Suehiro Gokumyo 20k	Shapton Glass 30k	Escher

Natural Hones

For £45 you can order a natural progression that uses up to six different Nagura stones performed on a Nakayama Maruka, Shoubudani Asagi or Ozuku Karasu. This Nagura progression starts with a Tsushima or Botan and is followed through with Tenjou, Mejiro, Koma and Tomo. Each Nagura stone will be used to make a slurry on the base stone (Nakayama / Shoubudani / Ozuku). This slurry is then worked, thinned, diluted and repeated until the Honemeister feels it is time for the next Nagura stone slurry. Eventually finishing with a Tomo Nagura which is carefully selected by the Honemeister, depending on the qualities of the steel. This progression is time-consuming but leads to longer-lasting edges that are extremely sharp and totally smooth.

Nakayama Maruka

Shoubudani Mizu Asagi

Ozuku Karasu