Easy versus difficult jnats

[kohalajohn]

Gents,

After years of honing with everything else, I am thinking of getting my first jnat.

Seeking ideas about an easy to use jnat.

I hear some of them are difficult and I want to avoid that. I've already been through the troubles of wrestling with difficult coticules and I don't want to go there again.

I want to do mid range on synths and finish on a hard jnat. Likely following Alfredo's method of using a worn diamond plate rather than a nagura. Alfredo uses his worn 1200 diamond plate to lap his jnat and then uses the slurry built up from that process. No naguras. I have shaved with razors he has honed using that system and I like it.

I do have an email into Alex, but ideas from this forum would be apprediated.

 

[bluesman 7]

Keith has a new jnat video up that you may like. Jnats for dummies

I'm not into jnats, but I enjoyed the video.

 

[Steve56]

You should not have any issues finding one that fits that method, just tell the seller what you want.

 

[SliceOfLife]

"Difficult" jnats are something I run into because I buy a lot of eBay stones and am not often willing to drop hundreds of dollars getting a hand-picked razor stone from a trustworthy vendor. I expect if you go to one of the trusted guys and tell them you want a razor finisher, there's less chance you'll run into some of the "difficult" stones like those you often get from 330mate and others.

 

[kohalajohn]

Keith has a new jnat video up that you may like. Jnats for dummies

I'm not into jnats, but I enjoyed the video.

can you give me a link?

 

[bluesman 7]

can you give me a link?

PM sent

 

[JohnEzra]

I would honestly check out Keith’s (Gamma on the forums) Etsy shop, he’s got a lot of good stuff on there, and has a little starter jnat set that comes with everything you’d need, and you’d know you got a great stone for razors.

I’ve purchased a couple of stones from him and have been delighted so far.