Does anyone hone on purely natural stones? I am thinking about getting a set of arkansas natural stones and Want to know If Its viable?
I do everything on coticules, but there are lots of guys who prefer the arkansas stones. I have tried lots of honing methods over the years and will still play with anything, but coticules are home for me. Be careful, they are addictive and I have more coticules than razors. One is all anyone needs, but like razors they multiply.
I do full progression on a Coticule and that works great. The translucent I have is a finisher for some razors after synthetic progression up to 8k. YMMV
Yes I have and finish some of my razors that way. Running water on the ark, or lather only can make a huge difference with no pressure. Same with the coti‘s...Have you tried 8k-Coticule-Translucent?
I recently got a Translucent, still burnishing so I haven’t honed on it yet.
Yes I have and finish some of my razors that way. Running water on the ark, or lather only can make a huge difference with no pressure. Same with the coti‘s...
I lapped my ark on 1200 sandpaper on granite top and worked a GD on it for a bit and its ready to go. YMMV
which ark do you use to finish?I've tried for a long time to get where I wanted to go with a full Ark progression. I threw in a coticule in the middle and finished on Arks and got a big jump in edges. I started using a synthetic bevel setter before the Coti and a slate after but before the Ark.......Nirvana!! I'm totally amazed with Arks for finish work but found no real love for mid range. Very doable but labor intensive. I try to ease onto the Ark finisher. Nail that edge before even going to the Ark. In my limited experience, Arks are worth the trouble and labor. Laser sharp but smooth and forgiving of my crummy technique Reluctant to cut me but not my beard.
Synthetic bevel set and natural from there. That's the ticket!