So, I was unhappy with *some* of my edges. What was irritating was the lack of reproducibility. same kit, same day, one edge would be great, the other 'meh'.
So I *could* have invested in $$$ worth of extra, different, stones. However I *also* would like to try out the convex hone-surface-school-church of honing, but of course I don't want to throw $$$ worth of stones at it...
So, the idea is, I'll get lapping films, and play with that, then I'm going to make myself a convex stand for it, and I can try that too, easily, without breaking the bank.
For the film proper, I have that lovely piece of stone, dead flat, very smooth. film sticks nicely to it, seems to have done a good job.
I'm very impressed with the quality of the edge I get straight out of the pink film! WAY smoother than my Norton 8K! And after the yellow film it's just perfect mirror. Seems dead easy. No lapping necessary. Just have to make sure theres a pool of water sloshing around that's all it needs it seems...
For the next convex experiment, I've for a 10mm plate of G10 that should be easy to sand to a shape, and polish, and the film ought to stick to that as well. we'll see!
So far I refreshed 3 blades, all look perfect, split hair-in-the-middle easily. I'll do a shave test tomorrow!
So I *could* have invested in $$$ worth of extra, different, stones. However I *also* would like to try out the convex hone-surface-school-church of honing, but of course I don't want to throw $$$ worth of stones at it...
So, the idea is, I'll get lapping films, and play with that, then I'm going to make myself a convex stand for it, and I can try that too, easily, without breaking the bank.
For the film proper, I have that lovely piece of stone, dead flat, very smooth. film sticks nicely to it, seems to have done a good job.
I'm very impressed with the quality of the edge I get straight out of the pink film! WAY smoother than my Norton 8K! And after the yellow film it's just perfect mirror. Seems dead easy. No lapping necessary. Just have to make sure theres a pool of water sloshing around that's all it needs it seems...
For the next convex experiment, I've for a 10mm plate of G10 that should be easy to sand to a shape, and polish, and the film ought to stick to that as well. we'll see!
So far I refreshed 3 blades, all look perfect, split hair-in-the-middle easily. I'll do a shave test tomorrow!