Just checked edge angles:
Raven 13.8
Georgia 14.5
Boker 14.8
Sureedge 15.3
Zaliel 15.4
Silver King 15.5
GD 200 16.0
Raven 13.8
Georgia 14.5
Boker 14.8
Sureedge 15.3
Zaliel 15.4
Silver King 15.5
GD 200 16.0
Blind edge test! Ugly razors, fine finishes.
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Wow those are quite fine across the board!
I tend to keep finer razors. ~14.5-15* are my favorites. Over 17* razors start to feel fat/dull to me.
I agree over 17* I tend to like 15-16.
i have a bunch of convex hones now. I definitely know it will do it at the 1-4k level, but havent looked for that at a polish level.
i’ll take a look this weekend.
are these the type of razors you use on the daily?
Daily shavers vary... I've got 75 or 100 razors. Not counting the GDs I haven't ground down yet, highest angle is likely around 17 and average almost certainly under 15.5.
And I probably rotate in and out 10 to 20 a year.
And I probably rotate in and out 10 to 20 a year.
Any things that you prefer? Are they all mostly like these 5/8s?
5/8 or thereabouts, everything but a wedge. Mostly german steel from 19th century and early 20th.
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We're eager for results over here.
We're eager for results over here.
do i have the only set out right now or does one of the others have some also?
Just you. Then after you're done there's one more finals round.
Got it! 1st round tonite
So I ordered a nice big jasper that looks like the surface is uninterrupted/clean and maybe has a bit of tooth to it... looks more like a hone than the ones I've tried in the past did (they looked like gemstones or crystals)... ~8" long.
Your edge convinced me to give them a try again. What's your typical progression leading up the the Jasper? I seem to remember I felt they were too slow to go to after 8k mesh (3micron) and as such considered them not worth my time.
Your edge convinced me to give them a try again. What's your typical progression leading up the the Jasper? I seem to remember I felt they were too slow to go to after 8k mesh (3micron) and as such considered them not worth my time.
I do everything off the 10k chosera.
where did you find that beauty? How thick is it? I only went after 2 US jasper locales i’ve seen mentioned.
where did you find that beauty? How thick is it? I only went after 2 US jasper locales i’ve seen mentioned.
Etsy... there's a metric ton of beautiful Jaspers on it from all over the world. Apparently rockhunters sell to jewelry makers on etsy a lot. I sorted by price and sifted through ~ 75 pages before finding this one, but there were some very similar-looking ones in the ~4-5"x2-3" size for only $10-15 I strongly considered. This was only $25 shipped. It was listed as an "Oregon" Picture Scenic Jasper, but it looks like a lot of "cripple creek" jaspers I was looking at to my eyes, so that's my guess.
Thickness is pretty consistent ~7mm from the pictures. Seller called it ~1/4" thick.
I searched for jasper slab... but I'm not too experienced with etsys search tool... there's probably a way to eliminate the cut/jewelry pieces that I was still getting in my search to make it much more efficient.
The only downside is a lot of sellers don't list dimensions in the listing and use a zoomed in surface pic for their first pic, so you have to open a LOT of listings only to find out they're like 1x2". But if you're looking for pretty jaspers, it's worth it... there were some absolute stunners (almost bought a "calligraphy" with a big crystal clear leaf fossil in it).
I'd definitely look at this seller if I were you... about 50% of the stones I was considering but didn't buy were from him, and his listings all say he's negotiable on price... but there are a LOT of good sellers for these things from the looks of it.
www.etsy.com
Here's the calligraphy... not as well shaped/sized for honing, but very cool looking... I just love that one big broad leaf on the face mixed in with the rest:
www.etsy.com
Thickness is pretty consistent ~7mm from the pictures. Seller called it ~1/4" thick.
I searched for jasper slab... but I'm not too experienced with etsys search tool... there's probably a way to eliminate the cut/jewelry pieces that I was still getting in my search to make it much more efficient.
The only downside is a lot of sellers don't list dimensions in the listing and use a zoomed in surface pic for their first pic, so you have to open a LOT of listings only to find out they're like 1x2". But if you're looking for pretty jaspers, it's worth it... there were some absolute stunners (almost bought a "calligraphy" with a big crystal clear leaf fossil in it).
I'd definitely look at this seller if I were you... about 50% of the stones I was considering but didn't buy were from him, and his listings all say he's negotiable on price... but there are a LOT of good sellers for these things from the looks of it.
MyMindsOpen - Etsy
Shop Open your mind to creativity using the beauty of stone by MyMindsOpen located in Redmond, Oregon. Top shop for gifts. Buyers bought gifts from this shop and gave them 5-star reviews!
Here's the calligraphy... not as well shaped/sized for honing, but very cool looking... I just love that one big broad leaf on the face mixed in with the rest:
Calligraphy Jasper Script Jasper Slab Cabbing Rough - Etsy
This listing is for a rough slab of Calligraphy Jasper, aka Script Stone, 100% natural. It can be used for lapidary to make cabochons or as a display specimen. Details: gemstone: Calligraphy Jasper color: yellow, red dimensions: approx 2.75 x 5.75 inches thickness: approx 6.9 mm weight: 155 g The
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Yeah, listings aren’t super conducive to size listing scrolling. I feel like it may be easier to contact one of the sellers and see if they’ll make a certain cut size.
i looked for biggs or ohywhee in thicker sizes and at least the 5” length.
i looked for biggs or ohywhee in thicker sizes and at least the 5” length.
I found a couple nice ones of each... the biggs did tend to have faults/surface gaps. The ohywhee I found some really nice ones, but a bit more costly/smaller than I was finding the Cripple Creeks in (Found a couple nice ohywhee for ~$25 for ~5x3")... There were some viable biggs as well, but definitely less that looked like suitable hones than with the ohywhee and cripple creeks.
Aww heck with it. I purchased a bunch more including some higgs, owyhee's and that calligraphy I was eyeing. Will be fun seeing how different each are. I also got a lot with 3 ~5" higgs that looked like good hones (but thin) for $50 plus shipping. And if they don't work out as hones, maybe I can convince the Mrs that they are decorations and put them on our coffee table.
So this is where you i started to see a kind of price convergence with the ancient ocean whetstone prices given the convenience of sourcing, the shipping, the cuts and the lapping. Though his current prices are a bit higher than they seem to have been in summer.
