Stones

[Ah Pook]

My two sided stones are 30+ years old. They work fine but looking to upgrade.

Japanese water stones, which one?. Norton 4000-8000 or King 1000- 6000? Read reviews but which one?

Been bouncing this around for a while. I don't hone straight razors but like 'em SHARP. the King seems to be enough but do I really want more?

[zteknik]

Me personaly I would get the King,with my luck I would screw up the Norton and render it to just a rock and not a sharpening stone.(plus I might slice my thumb off)

But if you realy want to be able to put an edge on it get the Norton,even if you make just a few passes it should be good.

[Scogin]

I have my straight razors done on a Norton. Can't complain one bit. If you want sharp I would go with the Norton. Sometimes you can find awesome stones at antique stores with the straight razor stuff.

[Ah Pook]

I'm leaning toward the King stone. The Nortons are nice but require more maintenance and is probably overkill for knives, chisels and plane blades.