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Agree, nice job. I have a big old granite tile, but no lapping film yet, it's been used to put wet and dry on to lap my stones so far!
Agree, nice job. I have a big old granite tile, but no lapping film yet, it's been used to put wet and dry on to lap my stones so far!
Good job.
Ha, sounds like a fun challenge. Why did you go for this material over something like the granite?Thanks. It is a little rough now, but I would burn out a half dozen dremels trying to clean the edges up. I had no idea how hard that stuff was going to be. It took forever to cut. That is also why it has the little BL (bottom left) marking on it. It is the only square corner on the whole thing. [emoji12]
Ha, sounds like a fun challenge. Why did you go for this material over something like the granite?
Yes I've heard very good things about the film. I may still be buying some stone, I haven't completely decided... not that I'm in a rush. I've had all of my razors professionally honed so far. To understand what a truly sharp edge should feel like so I know what I'm aiming for when/if I start honing my own!
Lapping Film is a Modern Synthetic System that Performs Well..It Performs Particularly Well as a High Grit Finisher..Once the Bevel Stage & Progression Stage has Been Mastered the Finishing Stage Can be an Area of Study & Learning in its Own Right..The film is a life saver for guys without a lot of stones. I have been using it for a final finish, but I want to take one up all the way once to see how it goes.
Lapping Film is a Modern Synthetic System that Performs Well..It Performs Particularly Well as a High Grit Finisher..Once the Bevel Stage & Progression Stage has Been Mastered the Finishing Stage Can be an Area of Study & Learning in its Own Right..
Billy
My Knowledge of Natural Finishers is Limited to the Arkansas & Escher Thuri..I have Only Recently Got into Natural Finishers..Both these Stones are Great Natural Finishers..The Escher Thuri I have is a Step Up from a Naniwa 12 Super Stone in Terms of Sharpness & Also Mellower on the Face..At a Guess I Would Suggest My Escher Thuri has around a 15 k Finishing Capacity..
My Escher Thuri is Also a Fast Cutter & as Easy & Quick to Use as a Naniwa 12 K Super Stone..My Arkie Surgical Black is a Very Slow Cutter & Without Doubt has a 20 K or 20 K + Finishing Capacity..I Have Found Both these Natural Stones to have around a 99 % Dialled In 1st Hit after Coming Off the Hone..
My Surgical Black is the Most Dynamic Stone in My Books..It has a Wider Grit Rating..8 k to 20 K..It Seems to Perform Well with any Steel I have Hit it with..The Cherry on the Cake is that its a Beautiful & Creative Stone to Use if Perhaps Not a Great Choice for the Professional Honer Due to Time Constraint's..
Billy
I Average about 20 Min to Finish on an Arkie..Not Fast by any Means but Not as Slow as Some make them Out to Be..One thing is Clear in My Mind about an Arkie Finisher..Its Showing the Holes in the Honing Skills of the Guys that Cant get it to Work for them..Big Time..Thanks a ton. Slow doesn't matter too much to me since it is a one at a time type thing, and just something to do after supper anyway. [emoji1]
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