Looks as though you're getting caught up in the quest for perfection, that can be very expensive
Fortunately my budget maxes out at a range of lapping film and a couple of pastes, still i get damn fine shaves from my blades so i'm not complaining
I got cut short... excuse the pun. They were a mystery to me too but having read so much about them that eventually the allure was too strong. I got a small Shobudani from a reputable guy in the States... it was a game changer. Got the Ozuku from a trusted seller in Denmark and the rest you know. I still use all my synthetics though an love em all... apart from the slightly over rated Norton 4/8k combo. Shaptons and Nanis are the biz though and wouldn't dream of selling any.Delving into jnats was definitely a leap of faith
Well I was very low on high grit film...so got two sheets (A4) .I got cut short... excuse the pun. They were a mystery to me too but having read so much about them that eventually the allure was too strong. I got a small Shobudani from a reputable guy in the States... it was a game changer. Got the Ozuku from a trusted seller in Denmark and the rest you know. I still use all my synthetics though an love em all... apart from the slightly over rated Norton 4/8k combo. Shaptons and Nanis are the biz though and wouldn't dream of selling any.
I couldn't say, I've never used film. I guess the very fine stuff is useful for touch ups though.Well I was very low on high grit film...so got two sheets (A4) .
Including postage it was £11 exactly...I think that is quite expensive over time compared to a lifetime with a good stone, as I already said, you can sell a stone on....film goes in the bin, I got 0.5 mic so it is really just a polishing grit, if I had to buy all the grits needed for a film progression I reckon it would cost plenty, also, when the film turns black, I bin it, I can feel how smooth it has gone and you can check the non grit side for a comparison, I dont think film wears like stone, ie: it loses grit at unequal rates, where a stone is more "uniform". How do you all decide when a piece of film has became u/s ?.
Bob.
Well I was very low on high grit film...so got two sheets (A4) .
Including postage it was £11 exactly...I think that is quite expensive over time compared to a lifetime with a good stone, as I already said, you can sell a stone on....film goes in the bin, I got 0.5 mic so it is really just a polishing grit, if I had to buy all the grits needed for a film progression I reckon it would cost plenty, also, when the film turns black, I bin it, I can feel how smooth it has gone and you can check the non grit side for a comparison, I dont think film wears like stone, ie: it loses grit at unequal rates, where a stone is more "uniform". How do you all decide when a piece of film has became u/s ?.
Bob.
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