I took a very good shaver yesterday (last saw a stone about 2 months ago) and tried it on a La Lune using the Tomo (La Lune chunk) that comes with the base stone.
After viewing I was horrified to see that the lower half (heel to half-way to the toe) was serrated. The serrations were tiny, but could be felt on the back of the thumbnail. It a new blade, bought new, and less than 4 months ago; I assumed that bad metal wasn't No. 1 on the list.
I PMd an elder; a man younger than me, but who has forgotten more than I've learned.
I told him the above, and suggested that I might have created some accidental crumbles with the Tomo.
He suggested that after Tomo, to run 10 strokes on the La Lune on water, no slurry.
I followed his directions and the shave was better than very good.
I even saw some evidence of facts I read about, but have never seen. The Botan phase seemed to rid the blade of the chipping, so I progressed. Using the loupe often, I noticed the chips were back (actually never taken off) but the coarser, earlier grit of the Botan and Mejiero removed enough stria that I discovered they were never really gone!
What's that Twain quote? "Believe 50% of what you see and nothing of which you hear." After Botan I SAW those chips were gone--but they weren't.
Wet shaving is incredibly rewarding. Even when things go wrong. I'm hooked.
After viewing I was horrified to see that the lower half (heel to half-way to the toe) was serrated. The serrations were tiny, but could be felt on the back of the thumbnail. It a new blade, bought new, and less than 4 months ago; I assumed that bad metal wasn't No. 1 on the list.
I PMd an elder; a man younger than me, but who has forgotten more than I've learned.
I told him the above, and suggested that I might have created some accidental crumbles with the Tomo.
He suggested that after Tomo, to run 10 strokes on the La Lune on water, no slurry.
I followed his directions and the shave was better than very good.
I even saw some evidence of facts I read about, but have never seen. The Botan phase seemed to rid the blade of the chipping, so I progressed. Using the loupe often, I noticed the chips were back (actually never taken off) but the coarser, earlier grit of the Botan and Mejiero removed enough stria that I discovered they were never really gone!
What's that Twain quote? "Believe 50% of what you see and nothing of which you hear." After Botan I SAW those chips were gone--but they weren't.
Wet shaving is incredibly rewarding. Even when things go wrong. I'm hooked.
