I recently acquired the following. Yet to get a comfortable edge... relevant questions follow
Atoma Diamond Plate 400
Shapton Pro 1.5k - 5k - 8k - 10k progression
Norton 4/8
tiny Cnat
Long narrow Coti
1) I don't have a slurry stone for my Coti. Can I use the atoma to build a slurry or would that slurry be contaminated with 400 grit diamond particles? Can I use it to slurry any of my stones for that matter?
2a) Is jumping from Shapton 1.5k-5k too much? If not, would it make sense to start with slurry on the 5k to speed up that step and help make up for the jump from 1.5k? And if so, would it help to do some work with just water on the 5k before moving on from the slurried 5k? Or is 5k still essentially 5k whether it's slurried or not?
2b) Alternatively, could I go from Shapton 1.5k to the Norton 4k to help bridge the gap? (It's my understanding that a 4k Norton is equal to or less than a 2-3k on the Japanese scale Shapton uses) if so which grit would you recommend I follow the 4k with?
3) If I want to finish on the Coti, should I go all the way to the Shapton 10, or would jumping from an 8 yield similar results?
4) If you were me, would you even incorporate the Cnat into the progression? If so, where?
5) should I be able to treetop after bevel set on the 1.5? Because I haven't been able to. In fact i'm barely able to shave arm hair after the 1.5k despite being pretty certain my bevel is set.
Razors: Torrey, french Argus, a couple vintage Solingens and a GD p81.
Saved for months to get all this stuff so any advice would be highly appreciated. Thanks, fellas.
Atoma Diamond Plate 400
Shapton Pro 1.5k - 5k - 8k - 10k progression
Norton 4/8
tiny Cnat
Long narrow Coti
1) I don't have a slurry stone for my Coti. Can I use the atoma to build a slurry or would that slurry be contaminated with 400 grit diamond particles? Can I use it to slurry any of my stones for that matter?
2a) Is jumping from Shapton 1.5k-5k too much? If not, would it make sense to start with slurry on the 5k to speed up that step and help make up for the jump from 1.5k? And if so, would it help to do some work with just water on the 5k before moving on from the slurried 5k? Or is 5k still essentially 5k whether it's slurried or not?
2b) Alternatively, could I go from Shapton 1.5k to the Norton 4k to help bridge the gap? (It's my understanding that a 4k Norton is equal to or less than a 2-3k on the Japanese scale Shapton uses) if so which grit would you recommend I follow the 4k with?
3) If I want to finish on the Coti, should I go all the way to the Shapton 10, or would jumping from an 8 yield similar results?
4) If you were me, would you even incorporate the Cnat into the progression? If so, where?
5) should I be able to treetop after bevel set on the 1.5? Because I haven't been able to. In fact i'm barely able to shave arm hair after the 1.5k despite being pretty certain my bevel is set.
Razors: Torrey, french Argus, a couple vintage Solingens and a GD p81.
Saved for months to get all this stuff so any advice would be highly appreciated. Thanks, fellas.