Cool, I've never honed on sliced breadNeil Miller said:On another forum they are testing these stones (using some queer technique of counting strokes on the hone rather than by examining the edge of the razor - very odd in my estimation!) and the results are following true to form for a hone that has been newly re-discovered, ie it's the best thing since sliced bread.
Regards,
Neil
osdset said:It's the old band wagon scenario, someone has re-discovered something that kind of fits the bill, and more importantly is as cheap as chips in comparison to 12k Naniwa's and the like, and it's created a bit of a feeding frenzy.
I have to laugh at the mysticism surrounding hones and honing, "only when you have mastered the elusive 4/8 pyramid, and achieved fulfillment on the altar named Coticule, Grasshopper. Then it will be time for you to go".
I am going to post the 'dust yonder blade with Crocus powder and let the wind do the rest' method on one or two forums, Just watch the sales of Crocus powder go ballistic on e bay.
Am I going to buy a DT, or a LM, or the combo? Probably, why? Because they are cheap enough to experiment with, the worst that can happen is I've got a nice finisher for my chisels.
Jeltz said:Well over the last few days I've played about with these 2 stones using a light oil with PTFE called GT85. I used both to touch up the edge on good shavers which had just gone off the boil a little.
The green (WT) was used on my Dovo Pima Silver Steel and the purple (LM) was used on my Thomas Turner Lancet Edge. Both are excellent shavers and both just needed a little refinement on a blade that could have carried on giving good shaves a while longer but I want great shaves so I refresh the edge more often that may be strictly necessary.
Again both stones produced a similar edge with oil with the green hone being my preference by a slight margin. The edge from oil is more engaging or crisper where as the edge from water is mellower, to be honest that is down to personal preference.
As I see it there is so little between these stones although I do think the green (WT) gives a very slightly more refined edge.
One thing that I am sure on though is that both are great value finishers and IMO more useful than a C12K.
Jeltz said:The slate isn't very porous so a squirt of washing up liquid and its good to go with water again.
I've been using 80 laps to touch up an edge, my honing stroke is reasonably practiced now so that takes me less than 2 minutes. It might be overkill but seems to work.
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